NONE · PIPER PA-18 · 1993-08-09 · BERNARD GLACIER, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC93LA141
Event ID
20001211X13031
Type
Accident
Date
1993-08-09
Location
BERNARD GLACIER, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.449947, -143.149368
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18
Registration
N1200A
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, CONCERNING THE LANDING AT THE REMOTE STRIP, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER, WHILE USING HEAVY BRAKES TO STOP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ROUGH/UNEVEN CONDITION OF THE LANDING STRIP.