Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC84LA146

CIRCLE CITY, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N3816Z

PIPER PA-18

Analysis

AFTER TKF THE PLT MADE A RT TURN. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ROLLOUT FROM THE TURN. THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY. THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER AND LOWERED THE FLAPS FULL DOWN. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A RT WING-NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT THE PLT TIED A SMALL BOAT TO THE TOP OF THE RT FLOAT OF THE ACFT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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