# Accident 19980821027129A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, August 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9300° N, 146.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9300&lon=-146.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74996) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,266 total, 480 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98TA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98TA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980821027129A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT IN A REMOTE AREA TO INSPECT A SMALL AIRSTRIP USED BY HUNTERS. THE AIRSTRIP WAS ORIENTED NORTH/SOUTH, AND WAS ABOUT 650 FEET LONG.  DURING A LANDING AT THE AISTRIP, THE PILOT SAID THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 18 KNOTS.  AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT PREPARED TO DEPART TOWARD THE SOUTH.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SEVERAL TREES, ABOUT 20 FEET TALL, WERE LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT BEGAN A TAKEOFF, AND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE AIRSTRIP, HE LOWERED THE FLAPS.  THE AIRPLANE MOMENTARILY BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT THE PILOT SAID HE RECOGNIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES.  HE THEN RAISED THE FLAPS, AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING WHEN THE AIRPLANE AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AT THE END OF THE AISTRIP.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, TAIL ASSEMBLY, AND THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC98TA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98TA128), Aug 21, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N74996), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were a short runway area for takeoff, trees located at the end of the runway, and…

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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