# Accident 20010821038589A: Piper PA18180, Gulkana, AK, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1581° N, 145.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1581&lon=-145.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2871P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821038589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF FROM GULKANA AIRPORT. UPON LIFT-OFF, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT IN STRONG WINDS AND CRASHED INTO TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC01LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA119), Aug 21, 2001: Piper PA-18-180 (N2871P), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was a variable wind.

## Other reports on N2871P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140220004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140220004639I), Feb 20, 2014: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2871P), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Aircraft landed runway 25, prepared to exit north on to taxiway k, slid on ice at edge of runway and into snowbank. Had to put skis down to get out of…

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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