Crash location | 61.503056°N, 148.941111°W |
Nearest city | Palmer, AK
61.599722°N, 149.112778°W 8.7 miles away |
Tail number | N3858Z |
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Accident date | 14 Jun 2011 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-18-150 |
Additional details: | None |
The pilot said he was landing at a remote, gravel-covered, off-airport site with a left crosswind. On touchdown, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He recovered from the bounce, and added power to cushion the landing, but a gust of wind lifted the left wing before touchdown. He aborted the landing, and added full engine power, but the airplane weather-vaned into the wind, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage.
The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a crosswind.