# Accident 19940909026189A: Piper PA18150, Gulkana, AK, September 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1994, 19:45 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9192° N, 159.4906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9192&lon=-159.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57698, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2A (registry code 42137, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,711 total, 400 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909026189A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED CUB ON TUNDRA. HAD A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA134), Sep 10, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N57698), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR A TAILWIND AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N57698 (2)

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

- [Incident 19980507019889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507019889I), May 7, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N57698), Unalakleet, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing around an incoming aircraft, 57698 struck sign bending the prop and denting the boot cowl.
- [Incident 19860811061129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811061129I), Aug 11, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N57698), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed after landing, gear was damaged on the previous takeoff.

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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