# Accident 19970719019049A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, July 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6822L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6822L) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 1,243 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719019049A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES TEN FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN IT DEPARTED THE 1,000-FOOT-LONG BY 75-FOOT-WIDE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ALLOWED THE NONPILOT-PASSENGER TO CONDUCT A HIGH SPEED TAXI FROM THE BACK SEAT.  THE PASSENGER'S FEET BECAME STUCK IN THE RUDDER PEDALS, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE.

## 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 ANC97LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA107), Jul 20, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N6822L), Wasilla, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Factors were the intentional relinquishing of controls by the pilot, and interference with the rudder controls by the nonpilot…

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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