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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Illiamna, AK · September 11, 2000

Date: September 11, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Illiamna, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18PX
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA124
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total50 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N18PXRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7570 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 11, 2000, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N18PX, sustained substantial damage during landing on a sandbar off the mulchatna river. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight when the accident occurred. The private certificated pilot and sole passenger were not injured. The pilot stated that he was on the landing roll and some brush caught the left landing gear, which caused the aircraft to spin around before coming to a stop, damaging the right wing and elevator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2000, ABOUT 1300 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N18PX, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON A SANDBAR OFF THE MULCHATNA RIVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL AND SOME BRUSH CAUGHT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC00LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a tree stump not observed by the pilot.Sep 11, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18PX · 1

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

Accident 20030917026439ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Iliamna, AK(-23) On September 17, 2003, at about 1430 local time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ground after takeoff from a remote ridgeline approximately 38 miles southwest of sparrevohn, Alaska. The…Sep 17, 2003 · Substantial damage