# Incident 19940312023189I: Piper PA18, Willow, AK, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312023189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED ON THE FROZEN AND SNOW COVERED YENTNA RIVER TO MEET A FRIEND WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN TO THE INCIDENT SITE. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR/SKI STRUCK, AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, A TRACK MADE BY A SNOW CAT AND SLED. THE LEFT GEAR/SKI AND SHOCK STRUT BROKE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE ICE WHILE AT IDLE POWER. THE SKY CONDITION AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WAS 3000'-4000' OVERCAST, AND RELATIVELY DARK, CAUSING THE SURFACE OF THE SNOW TO APPEAR FLAT AND OBSTRUCTION FREE.

## Other reports on N1264A (2)

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

- [Accident 20210809013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210809013619A), Aug 9, 2021: Piper PA-18 (N1264A), Stephan Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off to the south from stephens lake, AK61, dirt strip. Strong crosswind. On climb out pilot stated that the flight controls jammed in a slight…
- [Incident 19800427045149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427045149I), Apr 27, 1980: Piper PA18 (N1264A), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. Pilot landed on soft terrain, went over on his back.

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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