# Accident 19940829024019A: Piper PA18A150, Farewell, AK, August 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Farewell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8508° N, 154.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8508&lon=-154.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,359 total, 1,735 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940829024019A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. WHEELS HAD HIT A SOFT SPOT.

## 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 ANC94LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA116), Aug 29, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N4478A), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTING A GRAVEL BAR FOR A NORMAL LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT SPOT IN THE GRAVEL BAR.

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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