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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · King Salmon, AK · April 21, 2001

Date: April 21, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place: King Salmon, AK
Airport: King Salmon
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N745
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01TA049
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Note: this aircraft is owned by the usa, office of aircraft services, dept. Of the interior. Pilot is employed by fish and wildlife service. Accident narrative: ground looped aircraft upon landing in King Salmon. Damage to rt. Hand wing tip bow, rt. Hand outboard wing rib, rt. Outboard aft wing spar, rt. Hand aileron, rt. Hand elevator balance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY THE USA, OFFICE OF AIRCRAFT SERVICES, DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR. PILOT IS EMPLOYED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. ACCIDENT NARRATIVE: GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING IN KING SALMON. DAMAGE TO RT. HAND WING TIP BOW, RT. HAND OUTBOARD WING RIB, RT. OUTBOARD AFT WING SPAR, RT. HAND AILERON, RT. HAND ELEVATOR BALANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01TA049Accident · No injuriesFinal reportKing Salmon, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and inadequate weather evaluation resulting in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a quartering tailwind, and an inadvertent ground loop.Apr 21, 2001 · Substantial damage