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Accident · Minor damage

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

Date: September 11, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place: Cresent Lake, AK
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: WG0A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9692P
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA119
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total1,000 in this make and model800 in the last 90 days

N9692PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509036 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, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane N9692P flipped upside down in lake and sustained substantial damage while attempting take-off, piloted by anton f. anderson, a commercial pilot, who sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The one passenger sustained serious injuries. The pilot reported that during take-off and climb out he was unable to lower aircraft nose. Nose trim did not work. He attempted to turn back to lake at less than 100 feet altitude. Aircraft stalled and flipped upside down on impact with water. Inspection of aircraft at wolf lake airport, Alaska on 10/17/00 revealed elevator trim mechanism in the neutral position. Rear horizontal stabilator hinge free to rotate. Handle for trim position actuator in cockpit missing. Trim position actuator partially engaged to adjust trim. Unable to determine if the condition of trim position actuator was caused by the impact of aircraft or existed prior to accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2000, A PIPER PA-18-150 AIRPLANE N9692P FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN LAKE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKE-OFF, PILOTED BY ANTON F. ANDERSON, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB OUT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER AIRCRAFT NOSE. NOSE TRIM DID NOT WORK. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO LAKE AT LESS THAN 100 FEET ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON IMPACT WITH WATER. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT WOLF LAKE AIRPORT, ALASKA ON 10/17/00 REVEALED ELEVATOR TRIM MECHANISM IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. REAR HORIZONTAL STABILATOR HINGE FREE TO ROTATE. HANDLE FOR TRIM POSITION ACTUATOR IN COCKPIT MISSING. TRIM POSITION ACTUATOR PARTIALLY ENGAGED TO ADJUST TRIM. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE CONDITION OF TRIM POSITION ACTUATOR WAS CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF AIRCRAFT OR EXISTED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

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 ANC00LA119Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSleetmute, AKThe loss of aircraft control precipitated by the pilot's inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are the disengagement of the stabilizer trim system, which resulted in reduced aircraft control, an inadvertent stall by the pilot, and a large…Sep 11, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9692P · 2

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

Accident 19950810023299ALevel Off Touchdown · Aniak, AKMain gear collapsed landing on remote strip. Blamed rusted tubing. None found. Indicates overstress hard landing.Aug 10, 1995 · Substantial damage Accident 19760424009529ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tooele, UTEngine faltered on low pass. Pilot attempted to land in field,attempted to ground loop. Gear failedApr 24, 1976 · Substantial damage