# Accident 20020728027029A: Piper PA18A, Portalsworth, AK, July 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Portalsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2000° N, 154.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2000&lon=-154.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8995D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728027029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A RIDGE TOP AND ON LANDING ROLL WIND PICKED UP TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC02LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA085), Jul 29, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N8995D), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.

## Other reports on N8995D (2)

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

- [Accident 19960804020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020909A), Aug 4, 1996: Piper PA18A (N8995D), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Made low pass over remote landing area. On landing was too high and fast. Began go around. Hit rising terrain.
- [Incident 19900830046449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830046449I), Aug 30, 1990: Piper PA18A (N8995D), Tatitlek, AK, Minor damage. Left wheel hit an unseen hole on takeoff from a sand grass surface. Left wing tipped and aircraft flipped over.

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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