Piper PA-18-150 N2355H

Summary

On 3 September 2007 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2355H, operated by State of Alaska, was involved in an accident near Valdez, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 September 2007 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Valdez, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N2355H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

State of Alaska

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valdez → Valdez

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07TA093

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall/mush.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated State Trooper pilot reported he was on an aerial patrol when he landed to survey an off airport landing site. Upon completion of the survey, he said he attempted a short field takeoff, and as he approached rising terrain after becoming airborne, he applied a second notch of flaps. He said he applied forward pressure to maintain level flight, but the airplane descended, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.