# Accident 20030331007239A: Piper PA18150, Port Alsworth, AK, March 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4833° N, 155.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4833&lon=-155.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8106Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8106Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030331007239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DAVIS ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN OFF AIRPORT BUSH STRIP REDUCED POWER TO LAND AND ON SHORT FINAL ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT DOWNDRAFT, TRIED TO ADD POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WITH THE INCREASE OF THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE REBUILT ENGINE AND CARBURETOR WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED AND MR. DAVIS SAID THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ON THE CARBURETOR WAS STICKY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS GETTING BETTER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NTSB WHO HAD IT TESTED AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ANC03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA040), Mar 31, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N8106Y), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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