# Accident 20030211002239A: Piper PA18150, Soldotna, AK, February 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4761° N, 151.0325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4761&lon=-151.0325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4492A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4492A) (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 ANC03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030211002239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A WHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART LONGMERE LAKE AT SOLDOTNA AND FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS AIRCRAFT OFF THE LAKE BECAUSE THE WARM TEMPERATURES CAUSED IT TO THAW. THERE WAS ALSO STANDING WATER ON THE ICE. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD WALKED HIS PROPOSED TAKEOFF PATH PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, BUT ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE. INSPECTOR SPENCER HILL ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND A WITNESS. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT DID WALK THE LAKE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PILOT STATED THAT HE EITHER HIT A DEPRESSION OR BROKE THROUGH THE ICE AND FLIPPED. ONE LIFT STRUT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND INSPECTOR HILL STATES THAT OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY MINIMAL.

## 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 ANC03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA027), Feb 11, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N4492A), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was standing puddles of…

## Other reports on N4492A (1)

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

- [Incident 19860717072799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717072799I), Jul 17, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4492A), Kasilof, AK, Minor damage. Hard landing after power loss on takeoff. Main gear folded. Suspect carburetor ice.

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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