# Accident 19940925030729A: Piper PA18, Galena, AK, September 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 64.7403° N, 156.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7403&lon=-156.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7513K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7513K) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925030729A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING. (-4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR IN A RIVER AT HIS HUNTING BASE CAMP. DURING THE APPROACH HE NOTED THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING WITH A LEFT TO RIGHT CROSS WIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED BRAKES. AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AFTER EXTRICATING HIMSELF FROM THE AIRPLANE AND WALKING BACK TO THE BASE CAMP, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AND HAD SHIFTED TO A TAIL WIND. HE ESTIMATED THE WIND SPEED TO BE 15, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW94LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA312), Sep 25, 1994: Piper PA-18-160 (N7513K), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AT THE REMOTE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N7513K (2)

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

- [Accident 19890930040699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930040699A), Sep 30, 1989: Piper PA18 (N7513K), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Blown over into trees after turning off runway in severe crosswind.
- [Accident 19810831063789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831063789A), Aug 31, 1981: Piper PA18 (N7513K), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landing on unimproved strip. Wing struck brush causing gound-loop and substantial damage.

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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