# Accident 20001107017139A: Piper PA18150, Walla Walla, AK, November 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6807° N, 163.4095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6807&lon=-163.4095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24149 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001107017139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 1430 LOCAL TIME MR. SMITH LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE ON THE FISH RIVER FLATS. AS HE WAS TAXIING UP TO THE SHORE HIS RIGHT MAINGEAR BROKE THROUGH THE ICE. THE A/C RIGHT MAINGEAR LEG BROKE AND THE LEFT LIFT STRUCTURES BENT. MR .SMITH DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

## 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 ANC01LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA015), Nov 7, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N24149), White Mountain, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of weak ice.

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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