Piper PA-18 accident near Chickaloon Flat, AK
On July 19, 1993, a Piper PA-18 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chickaloon Flat, AK. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 19, 1993
- Place
- Chickaloon Flat, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.221°N, 149.849°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12748
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 18, 1993, at approximately 1730 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA18 airplane, N1009A, crashed while maneuvering at low altitude near Chickaloon Creek, 20 miles southeast of the Anchorage airport. The private pilot and a passenger had departed Campbell Airstrip, Anchorage, Alaska, at approximately 1700 on a VFR flight for personal reasons. The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was filed. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by post- crash fire. At 1715, a local airman, who had just landed at his private airstrip near Chickaloon Creek, heard and saw the accident airplane approach at low altitude. He observed the airplane to make a low pass at a landing area which was marked with "closed" signs. The witness then heard a "distinct wump" and then silence. He said that he then ran to the crash site, arriving at approximately 1730. At approximately 1745, an Alaska Air National Guard (ANG) H60 helicopter crew, while on a routine training flight, sighted the fire from the accident airplane. INTERVIEW WITH PASSENGER On July 19, 1993, the NTSB interviewed Robert J. Lukacinsky in the burn unit of the Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska. He said that he had been given morphine for pain but consented to an interview. He said that the aircraft had been maneuvering at low altitude, "maybe 100 feet" and that he could look down and see fish (salmon) in the creek. Recalling a turn to the right, he said that he felt "a little wind or something
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMANDS MISJUDGMENT OF AERODYNAMIC MANEUVERING PARAMETERS (INFLIGHT DECISION MAKING), AND HIS INADVERTANT STALL/SPIN ENTRY AT LOW ALTITUDE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
