# Accident 19980617014239A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, June 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Roys Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1594° N, 149.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1594&lon=-149.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3684Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3684Z) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 155 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617014239A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON JUNE 17, 1998, ABOUT 1730 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-160 AIRPLANE, N3684Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED ADJACENT TO ALEXANDER CREEK, ALASKA, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/AIRPLANE OWNER AND THE ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, THE PILOT'S DAUGHTER, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS TALKEETNA, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JUNE 18 AT 1330, THE PILOT RELATED SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A NARROW, PRIVATE AIRSTRIP KNOWN LOCALLY AS ROY'S AIRSTRIP. SHE SAID THE AIRSTRIP IS CLOSELY BORDERED BY WILLOWS AND OTHER SMALL TREES. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND COLLIDED WITH BRUSH. THE PILOT SAID THE COLLISION PULLED THE AIRPLANE FURTHER OFF THE RUNWAY, AND DEEPER INTO THE BRUSH. SHE SAID THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS "...PILOT ERROR; I DIDN'T USE ENOUGH RIGHT RUDDER, AND THE TORQUE GOT ME." (-23) ON JUNE 17, 1998, ABOUT 1730 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-160 AIRPLANE, N3684Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED ADJACENT TO ALEXANDER CREEK, ALASKA, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/AIRPLANE OWNER AND THE ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, THE PILOT'S DAUGHTER, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS TALKEETNA, ALASKA.

## 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 ANC98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA077), Jun 18, 1998: Piper PA-18-160 (N3684Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct engine/propeller torque and P factor, and the subsequent loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the narrow,…

## Other reports on N3684Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19850620027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620027059A), Jun 20, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N3684Z), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on final approach after running out of fuel.

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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