# Accident 20020731018339A: Piper PA18150, Birchwood, AK, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4000° N, 149.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4000&lon=-149.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731018339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA087), Aug 1, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N4948), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor…

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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