Piper PA18 N323DH

Summary

On 16 May 2020 at about 00:25 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N323DH was involved in an accident near Skwentna, 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

16 May 2020 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Skwentna (SKW)

Coordinates

61.9661, -151.1953

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N323DH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birchwood → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20CA048

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in 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 the tailwheel and tundra tire-equipped airplane on a gravel surfaced runway. After touchdown, the airplane veered right and the pilot applied left rudder and left brake, but the airplane continued and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator and left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been prevented if she had been more proficient in the accident airplane.   

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.