# Accident 20020904024559A: Piper PA18150, Nikolai, AK, September 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nikolai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8400° N, 154.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8400&lon=-154.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2410P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2410P) (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 ANC02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904024559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND THE RIGHT WHEEL WENT INTO AN UNSEEN HOLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC02LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA116), Sep 5, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N2410P), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain while taxiing for takeoff, which precipitated an on ground collision with a tree stump. Factors contributing to the accident were soft terrain and the…

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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