# Incident 19990919028739I: Piper PA18150, AK, September 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4257Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4257Z) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919028739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM A VERY SHORT STRIP IN WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY CARGO AND ONLY THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD.  THE PILOT HAD PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY BY HAND BECAUSE OF THE WIND.  HE DID NOT USE ALL OF THE TAKE OFF AREA BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND HIS EXPERIENCE ONLY NEEDING A SHORT DISTANCE TO DEPART IN.  DURING THE TAKE OFF, THE WIND SLACKED OFF AND THE WING CAUGHT SOME BRUSH ON THE TAKEOFF AREA.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND BEND A MOTOR MOUNT.  THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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