# Accident 20020707016869A: Piper PA18150, Dillingham, AK, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2500° N, 158.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2500&lon=-158.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91855 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707016869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7 JULY 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HRS. JEFF CHARLES PUENTA, PRIVATE PILOT #568353736, CRASHED SUPER CUB, PA-18-150, N91855, DURING STEP TAXI AFTER LANDING ON KING SALMON RIVER. HE STATED THAT SOMEHOW THE LEFT FLOAT DUG IN, OR CAUGHT ON SOMETHING UNDER THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED LEFT AND ENDED UP ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER WITH THE LEFT FLOAT ON THE BANK. THE LONGERONS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WERE BENT ON IMPACT. THE LEFT LIFT STRUT WAS BENT AND THE LEFT WING WAS SAGGING TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER CUT A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITHOUT BEING SHUT DOWN. THE OUTBOARD 6 FOOT SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED; THE SPAR WAS BENT UPWARDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER. THE WEATHER WAS: WIND - CALM, CEILING 3,000, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.

## 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 ANC02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA071), Jul 8, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N91855), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for taxiing, which resulted in running the airplane's float aground. Factors contributing to the accident were the hidden obstructions underwater, and the…

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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