# Accident 20000614042709A: Piper PA18135, Sky Ranch, AK, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 23:00 local time
- Place: Sky Ranch, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6206° N, 148.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6206&lon=-148.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9963Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9963Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614042709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP THAT HE HAD LANDED AT 5 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. HE HAD WALKED THE STRIP PRIOR TO FIRST LANDING, WINDS HAD CHANGED AND CAUGHT A STRONG CROSSWING GENERATED BY THE CLIFFS NEARBY. CAUSED A ROTOR AND TIPPED THE PLANE UP AT A POINT WHERE A GO-AROUND COULD NOT BE INITIATED.

## 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 ANC00LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA070), Jun 14, 2000: Piper PA-18-160 (N9963Q), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated in the accident was a variable wind.

## Other reports on N9963Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20010818036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818036269A), Aug 18, 2001: Piper PA18135 (N9963Q), Knikglacier, AK, No damage. (-23) On August 18, 2001, a tundra wheel equipped Piper PA-18, N9963Q, piloted by darrell jelle was involved in an aircraft accident at the foot of the knik…
- [Incident 20000430021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430021069I), Apr 30, 2000: Piper PA18135 (N9963Q), Trading Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he landed in what appeared thin snow over ice. After landing, discovered snow about 8 inches deep. He and passenger tramped out a runway and…

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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