# Accident 20020901025989A: Piper PA18, AK, September 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4500° N, 150.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4500&lon=-150.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981B) (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 ANC02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901025989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT A REMOTE OFF AIRPORT SITE WITH HIS PIPER PA-18. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE LANDING, HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH AND REALIZED HIS APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO CLOSE, BUT CONTINUED ANYWAY. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS EXCESS AIRSPEED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN THE AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WITH A HIGHER THAN DESIRED GROUNDSPEED. TEH SITE WAS DAMP DUE TO FOG EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING AND STOP INSTEAD OF EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP AND INTO THE TUNDRA, WITH THE LEFT WHEEL FALLING INTO A LARGE HOLE. THE LEFT GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE PROPELLER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LIFT STRUT, LEFT GEAR AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ANC02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA112), Sep 2, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N6981B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a remote airstrip, and his failure to perform a go-around that resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the strip. Factors in the…

## Other reports on N6981B (3)

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

- [Incident 20051009025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009025519I), Oct 9, 2005: Piper PA18 (N6981B), Siloam Springs, AR. (-23) On October 11, 2005, at 1735 CDT, a parachute skydiver, [privacy data omitted] with 10 previous jumps, received serious injuries after departing the…
- [Accident 19900401008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401008559A), Apr 1, 1990: Piper STCPA18 (N6981B), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Wing hit a tree causing a crash while trying to land on a narrow beach.
- [Accident 19800831076279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831076279A), Aug 31, 1980: Piper PA18 (N6981B), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Struck tree-tops on shore after night water takeoff. Pilot banked at last minute trying to avoid trees.

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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