# Accident 20030328004849A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, March 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2833° N, 148.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2833&lon=-148.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328004849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON AN OFF AIRPORT SITE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT LIFT STRUTS AND RUDDER.

## 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 ANC03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA036), Mar 28, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N4448Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with soft snow, and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N4448Z (3)

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

- [Accident 19910804031559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031559A), Aug 4, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N4448Z), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Wing struck alders on side of a dirt strip during low pass to observe condition. Went around hit trees on landing.
- [Accident 19800515014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515014799A), May 15, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N4448Z), AK, No damage
- [Incident 19800320034089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320034089I), Mar 20, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N4448Z), Nenana, AK, Minor damage. Attempted takeoff on frozen larke with crusted snow. Berms caused right ski to break, aircraft ground-looped.

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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