Aviation accident GAA16CA264

Name: aviation accident: PIPER PA18 near Seward (2016-05-22)
Start: 2016-05-22
Location: Seward, AK, USA

NONE · PIPER PA18 · 2016-05-22 · Seward, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA16CA264
Event ID: 20160531X63010
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-05-22
Location: Seward, AK, USA
Coordinates: 60.126667, -149.419998

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA18
Registration: N1258C
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain proper airspeed and descent rate, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown