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ANC91LA155

1991-09-19 · EAGLE, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EAA

Current FAA registration · N4894A

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1956 · 35 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-A2B (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20170719
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A60CED

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED WHEN STRIKING A ROCK DURING THE PREVIOUS TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR'S COLLAPSE DURING LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS TAKEOFF HE STRUCK A ROCK WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON LANDING AT EAGLE, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND BENT THE WING'S LIFT STRUTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_ANC91LA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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