# Accident 20021218034009A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Palmer, AK, December 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2002, 15:36 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2500° N, 148.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2500&lon=-148.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N325T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N325T-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021218034009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DREW, SAID THAT HE HAD LANDED AT THIS STRIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT HE NOTICED THE ROLL OUT WAS VERY SHORT. HE DECIDED TO TAXI BACK AND FORTH ON THE STRIP TO TRAMP DOWN THE SNOW IN HIS DEPARTURE PATH. ON DEPARTURE THE MAINS LIFTED OFF, THE TAIL WHEEL DRUG IN THE SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE MAINS SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. MR. DREW CONTINUED TO APPLY FULL POWER UNTIL HE ENCOUNTERED A DITCH AT THE END OF THE STRIP THAT BENT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO THE REAR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A FULL POWER PROP STRIKE INTO THE SNOW AND EARTH, DOING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND ENGINE.

## 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 ANC03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA018), Dec 18, 2002: Piper PA-18-105 (N325T), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his failure to achieve takeoff speed which resulted in an on ground collision with a ditch. Contributing factors were soft and snow-covered…

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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