# Accident 20010421039979A: Piper PA18150, King Salmon, AK, April 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6769° N, 156.6492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6769&lon=-156.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N745 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010421039979A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA049), Apr 21, 2001: Piper PA-18 (N745), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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