# Accident 20020804018269A: Piper PA18A150, Tazlina, AK, August 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tazlina, AK
- Airport: Tazlina Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8333° N, 147.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8333&lon=-147.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9255D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9255D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804018269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN A STATEMENT GIVEN TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, MR. WIKLE STATED ON AUGUST 4, 2002 THAT HE WAS "ATTEMPTING TO LAND DUE TO ENGINE RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL. THE GROUND WAS ROUGHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND CLIPPED TOP OF KNOLL WITH RIGHT LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE LANDING GEAR AND ATTACH FITTINGS. AIRPLANE STOPPED IN A SHORT DISTANCE WITH NO DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, CONTROL SURFACES AND WINGS, ETC."

## 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 ANC02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA091), Aug 5, 2002: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9255D), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane impacting rough terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain condition.

## Other reports on N9255D (1)

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

- [Accident 20110713015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110713015039A), Jul 13, 2011: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9255D), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Airmen was practicing touch and go's on the gravel strip. During final approach using full flaps the airmen let the aircraft get slow and stalled.

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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