| Crash location | 60.982778°N, 149.125834°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Palmer, AK
61.599722°N, 149.112778°W 42.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N285HC |
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| Accident date | 02 Sep 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-18-150 |
| Additional details: | None |
The private pilot, operating the airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91, was landing at an off-airport site for the third time that day. He said during the final portion of the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel hit a bump, and bounced about 2 feet into the air. He said as the main wheel came down, the tailwheel hit the same bump, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot said there were no problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane received substantial damage to the right wing and right lift-strut.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.