Piper PA-18A N2496P

Summary

On 13 May 2013 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N2496P was involved in an accident near Nikiski, 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

13 May 2013 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nikiski, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.1739, -152.7167

Aircraft

Piper PA-18A

Registration

N2496P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chinitna Bay → Nikiski

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in contact with terrain, and a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane at an off-airport beach landing site. During the landing flare, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left, and the left wing contacted the sloping beach, resulting in a ground loop. Both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.