Piper PA-18-150 N7796Y

Summary

On 6 June 2009 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7796Y, operated by Wiederkehr William D, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

6 June 2009 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.4853, -149.5922

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7796Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wiederkehr William D

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Talkeetna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA051

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was on a passenger flight to an off-airport site when, during final approach to land, he allowed the airspeed to get too low and the airplane started to stall. He said that he initiated a stall recovery, but that the airplane landed hard and the main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said that there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The left wing spar was damaged in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.