# Accident 20020811020149A: Piper PA18150, Chitina, AK, August 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2002, 21:00 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Airport: Chitina Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9617° N, 144.4139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9617&lon=-144.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811020149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING ON A SHORT AND NARROW AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WHEEL GOT CAUGHT IN SOME BRUSH WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE PILOT HAD SUCCESSFULLY USED THIS AIRSTRIP MANY TIMES IN THE PAST.

## 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 ANC02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA094), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in a nose-over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N83272 (3)

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

- [Accident 20030712037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712037339A), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N83272), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 12 July, 2003 Piper PA-18, N83272 departed Wasilla AK on a pleasure flight and landed at schullin lake strip then departed for a suitable landing area…
- [Accident 19780207001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207001329A), Feb 7, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N83272), Ashland, OR, Substantial damage. Steep turn away from rising terrain.
- [Accident 19770531014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014179A), May 31, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N83272), San Pasqual, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on short sloping uncharted mtn strip.

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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