Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ANC87LA168

WHITE MOUNTAIN, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N3446

CHAMPION AERONCA TL

Analysis

THE PILOT STATED UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND GROUNDLOOPED. THE ACFT HAD BEEN LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR AND THE LANDING AREA WAS LOOSE GRAVEL AND ROCKS. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ACFT WERE REPORTED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE BOUNCED LANDING RESULTED FROM THE LARGER ROCKS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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