# Accident 20020120002119A: Piper PA18, Clear Lake, MN, January 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4402° N, 93.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4402&lon=-93.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7113K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7113K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020120002119A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 20, 2002, ABOUT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18, N7113K, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLIDED WITH FENCES DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR CLEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 (3,000 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT/TURF). THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN NEARBY FIELD. CRASHED THROUGH UNSEEN WIRE FENCE.

## 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 CHI02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA065), Jan 20, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N7113K), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing. Factors were the low altitude and the fences.

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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