# Accident 20000911042669A: Piper PA18150, Cresent Lake, AK, September 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cresent Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WG0A
- Location: 61.6809° N, 157.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6809&lon=-157.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9692P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9692P) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 800 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000911042669A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA119), Sep 11, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N9692P), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9692P (2)

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

- [Accident 19950810023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810023299A), Aug 10, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N9692P), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Main gear collapsed landing on remote strip. Blamed rusted tubing. None found. Indicates overstress hard landing.
- [Accident 19760424009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424009529A), Apr 24, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N9692P), Tooele, UT, Substantial damage. Engine faltered on low pass. Pilot attempted to land in field,attempted to ground loop. Gear failed

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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