# Accident 19990605046759A: Piper PA18125, Ekwok, AK, June 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ekwok, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3493° N, 157.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3493&lon=-157.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1195A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605046759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 1999 ABOUT 1200 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N1195A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT A FISHING LODGE, ABOUT 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EKWOK, ALASKA. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON THE TUNDRA NEXT TO THE BIG BEND LODGE. HE SAID HE INTENDED TO LAND INTO THE PREVAILING WIND THAT WAS BLOWING WIND THAT WAS BLOWING ABOUT 22 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE REALIZED THE WIND DIRECTION WAS ACTUALLY A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND. DURING THE LANDING HE LOST CONTROL. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BROKEN AND THE WING WAS DEFORMED AFT.

## 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 ANC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA158), Jun 5, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N1195A), Ekwok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N1195A (1)

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

- [Accident 19770902025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902025789A), Sep 2, 1977: Piper PA18125 (N1195A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd.t/d on shore,hit log.

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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