# NTSB Accident ANC05LA009
> **Piper PA-18** · 2004-10-17 · Chickaloon, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05LA009
- **Event ID:** 20041021X01669
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-17
- **Location:** Chickaloon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.378887, -147.474441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N5057Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrrain during the landing roll.  Factors contributing to the accident were a rough/rutted and snow-covered airstrip surface, and an inadvertent ground loop.

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