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June 18, 1996 · Piper PA-18 · N27036

Anchorage, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 18, 1996
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Anchorage, AK
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Tail Number
N27036
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC96LA091

The private pilot was receiving a biennial flight review from the second pilot, holder of a flight instructor certificate, who occupied the rear seat of the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The second pilot took the controls of the airplane to demonstrate a landing on the hard mud of a tidal flat. He reported that his view of the terrain was obscured by the first pilot. During the landing roll, the second pilot kept the tail of the airplane up. The first pilot noticed that the airplane was nearing an area of water and the second pilot applied heavy braking. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the propeller, rudder, and the forward left wing lift strut.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight instructor's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's restricted view of the landing area.

Full Narrative

On June 17, 1996, about 1900 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18, N27036, crashed during a touch and go landing, about 14 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, registered to the first pilot, sustained substantial damage. The first pilot, a certificated private pilot, and the second pilot, holder of a flight instructor certificate, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Birchwood Airport, Chugiak, Alaska, about 1745. The accident airplane was observed overturned by a passing airplane in the Chickaloon Flats area near the Big Indian Creek, located on the northern shore of the Kenai Peninsula. The pilot of the passing airplane landed and picked up the pilot of the accident airplane. On June 20, 1996, at 1130, the first pilot of the accident airplane reported in an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), that he was completing the flight portion of a biennial flight review. The second pilot, who does not hold an FAA medical certificate, occupied the rear seat and took the controls of the airplane to demonstrate a landing on the hard mud of the tidal flats. The second pilot reported in a telephone interview that his view of the terrain was obscured by the first pilot. During the landing roll, the second pilot kept the tail of the airplane up and the first pilot noticed that the airplane was nearing an area of water. The second pilot applied heavy braking and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the propeller, rudder, and the forward left wing lift strut.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:00 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-18
Tail NumberN27036
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320 · Reciprocating · 150
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 36 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility90 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point68 F / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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