Accident · 2004-08-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-08-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 (N8597D)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- 40 Mile Air, Ltd. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- 40 Mile Air Ltd.
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a rock and subsequent main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough, uneven terrain.
Source: NTSB case ANC04LA096Flight 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.