Piper PA-18-150 N4210Z

Summary

On 27 July 2022 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4210Z was involved in an accident near Kenai, 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

27 July 2022 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenai, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

N/A (N/A)

Coordinates

61.3800, -152.6900

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N4210Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA374

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with a berm.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing at an unimproved airstrip, the airplane landed short and impacted a berm. The airplane veered off the runway and came to rest on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.