# Accident 20000911042359A: Piper PA18150, Illiamna, AK, September 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Illiamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8503° N, 154.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8503&lon=-154.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18PX) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000911042359A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA124), Sep 11, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N18PX), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a tree stump not observed by the pilot.

## Other reports on N18PX (1)

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

- [Accident 20030917026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917026439A), Sep 17, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N18PX), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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