# Accident 20010113039709A: Piper PA18A150, Eagle River, AK, January 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2322° N, 151.0761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2322&lon=-151.0761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2191J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2191J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010113039709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 13TH 2001 THE PILOT OF SUPER CUB N2191J WAS CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE OLSEN CREEK AREA. IN PREPARATION FOR LOSING SOME ALTITUDE THE PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE BUT DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT PRIOR TO THE POWER REDUCTION. WHEN THE PILOT REAPPLIED POWER THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. HE THEN APPLIED CARB HEAT BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GAIN POWER. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT IN APPROXIMATELY 12/20 INCHES OF SNOW. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER.

## 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 ANC01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA029), Jan 13, 2001: Piper PA-18 (N2191J), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control. Factors in the accident were the presence of carburetor icing conditions, and snow-covered terrain that was unsuitable for a forced landing.

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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