# Accident 20010805036259A: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, August 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2001, 13:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5178° N, 150.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5178&lon=-150.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82047 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805036259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY NOON ON AUGUST 5, 2001, PILOT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO NUGGET BENCH AIRPORT, WEST OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HE "DRAGGED" THE UPHILL STRIP TWICE; NO OBSTACLES WERE NOTED. HE WAS SET UP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 01, A 1200 FOOT STRIP. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN APPIED LEFT BRAKE. HE GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO LEFT. PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER. FABRIC ON WING TIP SLIGHTLY LOOSE. NO PROP STRIKE. ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. PASSENGER AND PILOT BOTH WORE RESTRAINTS. NO INJURIES. PILOT RADIOED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. DURING THE 1-HOUR WAIT FOR THE ALASKA STATED TROOPER TO PICK THEM UP PILOT NOTICED PERIODIC GUSTS OF WIND AT 10-15 KTS. MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE: A BROKEN SPAR.

## 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 ANC01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA105), Aug 5, 2001: Piper PA-18-160 (N82047), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

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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