# Accident 20000814009509A: Piper PA18150, August 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0893° N, 145.5999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0893&lon=-145.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82962, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82962) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814009509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE A LOW APPROACH TO A UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP ON THE SHEENJEK RIVER, ALASKA. HE DRAGGED HIS TIRES ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPART AND RETURN TO LAND. HE MADE A LEFT TURN AT THE DEPARTURE END WITH APPROX. 30 FEET OF ALTITUDE. HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNWIND CONDITION AND POSSIBLEWINDSHEAR AND CRASHED. INJURIES REQUIRED HELI MEDIVAC TO FAIRBANKS.

## 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 ANC00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA100), Aug 15, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N82962), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the gusty winds.

## Other reports on N82962 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800516016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516016749A), May 16, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82962), Dillingham, AK, Destroyed. Wind gust lifted airplane during beach landing roll. Tried to go around, drifted into a cliff on climbout.

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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