# Incident 20010904024339I: Piper PA18150, Kotzebue, AK, September 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2598P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2598P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010904024339I

## Narrative

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

(23)PILOT STATED HE USED FUEL IN LEFT FUEL TANK, HE SELECTED RIGHT TANK, WHICH STILL HAD 10-15 GALLONS. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER.  HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE LEFT TANK AND POWER WAS RESTORED BUT STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN AS THAT TANK EVIDENTLY RAN DRY.  SELECTED RIGHT TANK AGAIN BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH UNTIL IT QUIT.  A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE LANDING GEAR AND NO INJURY.

## Other reports on N2598P (2)

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

- [Accident 19960426026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426026479A), Apr 26, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N2598P), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped aircraft. Hard landing dragged both wings. Blamed wind gust. Ski broke other dug in snow. Remote sight
- [Incident 19890806047759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806047759I), Aug 6, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N2598P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Piper hit a Cessna after being hand propped by pilot. Both aircraft had minor damage.

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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