# Accident 19920229004719A: Piper PA18A135, Paxson, AK, February 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7002° N, 144.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7002&lon=-144.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3372B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3372B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 440 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED SKI PLANE UPWIND,UP HILL,ON SNOW SLOPE. THEN TRIED DEPART DOWNWIND. UNABLE CLIMB. ABORTED. STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA042), Feb 29, 1992: Piper PA-18A-135 (N3372B), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ATTAIN & MAINTAIN TAKEOFF AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED WITH A TAILWIND, AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N3372B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180901016159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901016159I), Sep 1, 2018: Piper PA-18A-135 (N3372B), Chickaloon, AK, Minor damage. N3372B was conducting operations on an unimproved runway (gravel bar) near Chickaloon, AK. The aircraft was parked perpendicular to the takeoff path. Pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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