# Accident 20000622042549A: Piper PA18150, Quinhagak, AK, June 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7392° N, 161.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7392&lon=-161.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7059, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7059) (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*
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 360 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00TA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622042549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2000, AT 1645 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18 FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N7059, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE QUINHAGAK AIRPORT WATERWAY, QUINHAQAK, ALASKA. THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PUBLIC USE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY THE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE FSDO INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ON AUGUST 1, 2000, THAT THE WIND VARIED FROM 270 DEGREES TO 320 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. HE STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST, UPRIVER AGAINST THE CURRENT, WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND. HE INDICATED THAT AS HE REACHED FLYING SPEED, THE WIND SHIFTED TO A TAILWIND, AND THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CLIMB. BOTH FLOATS STRUCK THE RIVERBANK, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH FLOAT ATTACH FITTINGS, AND THE FUSELAGE. IN LIGHT OF THIS THE (IIC) COUNSELED THE PILOT ON POSSIBLE USE OF DOWNRIVER TAKE OFF DUE TO THE SWIFT CURRENT (19 TO 22KTS).

## 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 ANC00TA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA075), Jun 23, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N7059), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the sudden windshift from a crosswind to a tailwind.

## Other reports on N7059 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120427007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427007929A), Apr 27, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N7059), Paxon, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he attempted a landing at an undisclosed location. The pilot reported the landing was aborted due to excessive roughness. The pilot then flew…

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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