# Accident 19990509020439A: Piper PA18150, Salem, OR, May 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0097° N, 122.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0097&lon=-122.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7483L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7483L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509020439A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1420 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-18-150, N7483L, COLLIDED WITH TALL BRUSH WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT MCNARY FIELD, SALEM, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, BEGAN ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE STARTED A DESCENT FROM ABOUT 2,000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND (AGL) ABOUT FIVE MILES OUT FROM THE AIRPORT.  ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE DESCENT, THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE BUT DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT.  WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 400 FEET AGL, THE PILOT MOVED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE.  HE THEREFORE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TALL SHRUBS AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                                                                          (-23)N7483L REPORTED LOSS OF POWER ON 3/4 MILE FINAL TO SLE, IN FIELD 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF APPROACH END OF RWY 34. NO INJURIES, SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, NO FIRE.  MR. NUNN SAID, ON APPROACH HE OPERATED THE CARB HEAT AND THEN SHUT IT OFF PER OPERATING PROCEDURES.

## 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 SEA99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA056), May 9, 1999: Piper PA-18-150 (N7483L), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision not to apply carburetor heat during a reduced power descent in conditions conducive to carburetor icing. Factors include weather conditions conducive to carburetor…

## Other reports on N7483L (1)

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

- [Incident 20210809013559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210809013559I), Aug 9, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N7483L), Jupiter, FL, Minor damage. Amphib aircraft landed on rwy 9R at F45. Left landing gear collapsed and float scraped on rwy. Aircraft was inspected post incident and corrosion was…

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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