Accident · 2001-04-21

NTSB case ANC01TA049 · Piper PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N745)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and inadequate weather evaluation resulting in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a quartering tailwind, and an inadvertent ground loop.

Source: NTSB case ANC01TA049

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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