| Crash location | 61.335555°N, 150.539444°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Anchorage, AK
61.218056°N, 149.900278°W 22.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N6819L |
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| Accident date | 28 Sep 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-18-150 |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot reported he was on a personal local flight when he elected to make an off-airport landing. During the landing the main landing gear encountered a ditch that had been obscured by tall grass. The student pilot said that when the landing gear struck the ditch, the airplane nosed over. He said prior to the accident there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.
The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over.