NONE · Piper PA-18 · 2002-08-01 · Chugiak, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC02LA087
Event ID
20020808X01350
Type
Accident
Date
2002-08-01
Location
Chugiak, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.400001, -149.5
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-18
Registration
N4948
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.