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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Port Alsworth, AK · August 18, 1992

Date
August 18, 1992 · 18:34 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7509K
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA137
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
197 total80 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran tank dry. Switched to other tank but sludge from dry tank sucked into and fouled fuel line. Landed on tundra.

As the FAA filed it

RAN TANK DRY. SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK BUT SLUDGE FROM DRY TANK SUCKED INTO AND FOULED FUEL LINE. LANDED ON TUNDRA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.