# Incident 20001013030509I: Piper PA18150, Togiak, AK, October 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0619° N, 160.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Togiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0619&lon=-160.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88AK) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013030509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2000 AN ALASKA STATE TROOPER WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA-18 N88AK REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF ALASKA. AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE THE A/C WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION TO RESCUE A MENTAL PATIENT THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK FROM TOGIAK TO PLATINUM. THE TROOPER MADE A SAFE, OFF AIRPORT, LANDING ON A RIDGE NEAR THE SUBJECT. WHILE TAXIING, ONE WHEEL WENT IN AN UNSEEN DEPRESSION THAT CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE STATE TROOPER MANAGEMENT ADVISED THE PILOT THAT, CONSIDERING THE RISK TO THE LIFE OF THE MENTAL PATIENT, HE DID NOT TAKE UNNECESSARY RISK AND THAT THE PROP STRIKE WAS CONSIDERED PART OF THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS.

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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