# Accident 19920915036689A: Piper PA18135, Anchorage, AK, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 17:26 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1107° N, 149.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1107&lon=-149.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1299C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299C-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915036689A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST RAISED WING ON WATER TAKEOFF. LOW WING HIT ROUGH LAKE WATER. CARTWHEELED. WIND AND WAVE FACTOR.

## 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 ANC92LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA170), Sep 16, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N1299C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR FLOAT PLANE OPERATIONS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH GUSTY…

## Other reports on N1299C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800320034099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320034099I), Mar 20, 1980: Piper PA18135 (N1299C), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. Ski equipped aircraft struck a snow berm on aborted landing. Gear collapsed while taxiing after next landing.

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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