# Incident 20020929035829I: Piper PA18, Ekwok, AK, September 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ekwok, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1706° N, 157.3272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1706&lon=-157.3272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723C) (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 ANC02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929035829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING ABOUT AT 700' AGL ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF EKWOK PILOT HAD AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LAST 18" OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE TUNDRA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP, BUT DID NOT GO OVER. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ENGINE AIR CLEANER AND HIDDEN VIBRATION DAMAGE FROM PROP INBALANCE. (-23 AMENDMENT) WHILE FLYING APPROXIMATELY 700' AGL ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EKWOK PILOT HAD AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LAST 9" OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE TUNDRA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP, BUT DID NOT GO OVER. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ENGINE AIR CLEANER AND HIDDEN VIBRATION FROM PROP INBALANCE. **AMENDED LENGTH OF BLADE SEPARATION AND LOCATION OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA127), Sep 30, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N723C), Ekwok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial separation of one propeller blade during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N723C (3)

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

- [Incident 20071002827369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071002827369I), Oct 2, 2007: Piper PA18 (N723C), Ivanof Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he performed an off airport landing along a beach while out hunting in western Alaska near Ivanof Bay. Upon landing, the upper r/h main…
- [Accident 20060511008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060511008789A), May 11, 2006: Piper PA18 (N723C), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was landing on an off airport beach. There was about an eight to ten knot headwind. Right after touchdown on the landing roll, an ocean swell…
- [Incident 20040505007789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040505007789I), May 5, 2004: Piper PA18 (N723C), Port Alsworth, AK. (-23) The pilot and aircraft are currently on an extended trip and communication will not be possible until mid June. NTSB investigator clint johnson reports…

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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