# Accident 20020806023199A: Piper PA18150, AK, August 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1795° N, 143.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1795&lon=-143.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4122E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020806023199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ON AUGUST 6, 2002 THE PILOT OF N4122E WAS OVERFLYING A GRAVEL BAR CHECKING THE SUITABILITY FOR LANDING. WHILE THE PILOT WAS LOW FLYING THE STRIP THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK SOME WILLOWS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH A RIGHT TURN WHILE CLIMBING OUT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GRAVEL BAR UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE CHANGED HIS PLAN HALF WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO CHECK THE TERRAIN WHICH WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

## 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 ANC02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA092), Aug 6, 2002: Piper PA-18-150 (N4122E), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and trees during a low pass to examine a potential landing site.

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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