# Accident 19930615047069A: Piper PA18150, Skwentna, AK, June 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9303° N, 151.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9303&lon=-151.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 925 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615047069A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROUGH LODGE STRIP. HIT SOFT AREA AND NOSED OVER. FIRST SEASONAL LANDING AT 750 FOOT STRIP.

## 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 ANC93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA092), Jun 15, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N2571H), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND ON. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN, SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2571H (2)

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

- [Incident 20080828845299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080828845299I), Aug 28, 2008: Piper PA18150 (N2571H), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and one passenger attempted takeoff from swampy area of tundra with standing water on the takeoff surface. According to the pilot, the aircraft was…
- [Accident 19870724037939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037939A), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N2571H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted rising terrain. High density altitude.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.