# Accident 20000217042069A: Piper PA18150, Willow, AK, February 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8900° N, 149.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8900&lon=-149.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7164B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7164B) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000217042069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 15TH 2000 THE PILOT OF SUPER CUB N7164B WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SNOW COVERED YENTA RIVER 45 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE ALASKA. N7164B WAS EQUIPPED WITH 30" TUNDRA TIRES. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO CHECK OUT THE LANDING SITE AND ON THE THIRD PASS LANDED IN THE SAME PLACE HE HAD LANDED THE DAY BEFORE (02/16/2000). THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE LANDING SITE WHEN THE SNOW BUILD UP IN FRONT OF THE TUNDRA TIRES SUDDENLY CAUSED THE PLANE TO STOP PREMATURELY AND FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA028), Feb 17, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N7164B), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain.

## Other reports on N7164B (2)

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

- [Accident 20200528009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200528009319A), May 28, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N7164B), Sterling, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from private airstrip which is located approx. 9 miles northeast of sxq airport. Runway is grass with large trees bordering the runway. Weather…
- [Accident 19800515018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515018249A), May 15, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N7164B), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control during level off for landing in shifting, gusty winds. Nosed up on camp airstrip.

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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