# Accident 20000429042019A: Piper PA18150, Seldovia, AK, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3901° N, 151.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3901&lon=-151.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4418Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4418Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 271 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429042019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED TURBULENCE LIGHT/MODERATE, WINDS VERY GUSTY. HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND JUST AS TAIL WHEEL CAME DOWN A SIDE GUST TRIED TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, WHICH HE MANAGED TO CONTROL AND THEN GOT A GUST FROM THE LEFT. HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO LOSE THE AIRCRAFT IF HE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING. WENT TO POWER TO DO AN ABORTED LANDING. AT ABOUT 5 FEET GOT A DOWNDRAFT, WHEEL HIT THE WATER, THEN RIGHT WING AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA051), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N4418Z), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was an inadvertent ground swerve.

## Other reports on N4418Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20030907025469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907025469A), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N4418Z), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, the aircraft was flown low over the unimproved strip to determine its suitability for landing. The landing was for the purpose of…
- [Accident 19860610023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860610023209A), Jun 10, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4418Z), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit the ground short of the runway due to downdraft. Aircraft STC for oversize tires not logged.

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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