# Accident 19980910023789A: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, September 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2392° N, 161.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2392&lon=-161.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7682D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7682D) (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: 1,775 total, 697 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910023789A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, OPERATING A HUNTING/GUIDE BUSINESS, WAS LANDING A TAIL WHEEL, AND TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR A REMOTE RIVER. THE PILOT LANDED TOWARD THE WEST.  DURING THE LANDING APPROAH, THE SUN WAS SHINING IN HIS EYES, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AN UNSEEN LOG.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING AND LIFT, STRUTS, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE POSITION OF THE SUN WAS CALCULATED TO BE ON A 269.6 DEGREE TRUE AZIMUTH FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT AN ELEVATION OF 5.2 DEGREES.

## 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 ANC98LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA146), Sep 11, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N7682D), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was sunglare as the pilot landed into the sun.

## Other reports on N7682D (1)

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

- [Accident 19760104000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000139A), Jan 4, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N7682D), Chester, SC, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20 KTS.

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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