# Accident 20020823026719A: Piper PA18, Palmer, AK, August 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2002, 20:02 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7500° N, 148.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7500&lon=-148.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7489D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7489D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020823026719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT PER PHONE CALL WITH ASI THIS OFFICE. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A GRAVEL STRIP NEAR CHICKALOON ALASKA, A GUST OF WIND VEERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, THE WING TIP STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE STRIP AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE LANDING GEAR AND DID MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND TAIL SECTION.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA103), Aug 24, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N7489D), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from ground obstructions while taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was excessive taxi speed.

## Other reports on N7489D (1)

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

- [Incident 20020112000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112000649I), Jan 12, 2002: Piper PA18 (N7489D), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23)According to the pilot, he was attempting his second Landing that day at Carl'S Landing. This approach was to the first 150 feet of the runway in unpacked…

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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