# Accident 20020516012879A: Piper PA18150, Holycross, AK, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 20:35 local time
- Place: Holycross, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D3PA
- Location: 62.1333° N, 159.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1333&lon=-159.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82735) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02TA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516012879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SANDBAR DURING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION MISSION. STRUCK WILLOW TREE WITH RIGHT WING TIP. WING TIP BOW AND TAIL WHEEL ATTACH POINT DAMAGED. 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 ANC02TA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA036), May 16, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N82735), Holy Cross, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of high vegetation (willows) along the right side of the landing area.

## Other reports on N82735 (3)

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

- [Accident 20220728021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728021679A), Jul 28, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N82735), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. On July 28, 2022, at approximately 1200 AKDT, a single engine Piper model PA-18, registration number [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage during…
- [Accident 20150131000792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150131000792A), Jan 31, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N82735), Wasilla, AK, Destroyed. At about 1300 AKST N82735 departed Wasilla airport (paws) runway 22 after announcing "taxi to runway 22" and "departing runway 22 at Wasilla airport" on 122.8…
- [Accident 19950409049509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409049509A), Apr 9, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N82735), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. (-16) A Piper PA-18 on wheel skis, operated by the Alaska state troopers, landed on a dry gravel air strip with skis in the down position, and the aircraft…

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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