# Accident 20021201035129A: Piper PA18150, Chenega, AK, December 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chenega, AK
- Airport: Chenega Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1502° N, 164.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1502&lon=-164.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7002Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7002Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2C (registry code 42287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201035129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 1, 2002, A PA-18 SUPER CUB, N7002Z, PILOTED BY CARROLL CAMPBELL, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD AT SAN JUAN BAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE ORIGINALLY LANDED ON THE BEACH, THEN DECIDED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA WHEN THE WINDS BECAME GUSTY ON THE BEACH. PILOT STATES HE DEPARTED THE BEACH THEN CONDUCTED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOS ON THE LOGGING ROAD TO CHECK THE LANDING AREA. PILOT THEN MADE THE SUBJECT LANDING AND ON ROLL-OUT THE RIGHT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BRUSH. THE BRUSH CAUGHT THE WING AND SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A BERM AND COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA017), Dec 1, 2002: Piper PA-18-150 (N7002Z), Chenega Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a berm.

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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