# Accident 20000927041909A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Seymour Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5207° N, 149.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5207&lon=-149.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7099Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7099Y) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927041909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ADDING FULL POWER FOR TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO DEPLOY THE FLAPS. UPON REACHING FOR THE FLAP LEVER HANDLE THE PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE NARROW TREE LINED RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING BRUSHED A SMALL TREE WHICH YAWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED RIGHT UNDER FULL POWER AND IMPACTED TREES BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GAIN CONTROL.

## 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 ANC00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA130), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N7099Y), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the presence of tall brush alongside the runway.

## Other reports on N7099Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19980818027109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818027109A), Aug 18, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N7099Y), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The private pilot was landing a tundra tire equipped airplane in an open, grass covered meadow to pick up a deer that he had shot earlier in the day. He…

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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