# Accident 20010629039899A: Piper PA18A150, Palmer, AK, June 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5833° N, 149.0925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5833&lon=-149.0925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6881B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 65 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010629039899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTURE WAS FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. WINDSOCK INDICATED WIND TO BE ABOUT 8 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE STRIP RATHER THAN GO INTO THE TREES AT THE END. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SURFACE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. RIGHT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT. LEFT TANK WAS ABOUT 2/3 FULL AND RIGHT TANK HAD DRAINED DOWN DUE TO SEPARATION. FUEL SELECTOR INDICATED RIGHT TANK SELECTION. CARBURETOR WAS BROKEN FROM FLANGE. EXHAUST CONE IN PLACE AND INTACT. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE EXAMINED AND FOUND RIGHT PORT AND OUTLET ABOUT 1/3 OCCLUDED. PLASTIC CONE EARS BROKEN FOR COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION.

## 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 ANC01LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA078), Jun 29, 2001: Piper PA-18-150 (N6881B), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot's selection of an empty fuel tank during takeoff.

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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