# Accident 20030413004769A: Piper PA18105, Cantwell, AK, April 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3167° N, 149.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3167&lon=-149.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 950 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413004769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ENTERED FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LOW CEILING. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT SUMMIT AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SOFT SNOW AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC03LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA041), Apr 14, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N339T), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area in deep snow, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane on touchdown. A factor associated with the accident was a snow-covered airstrip.

## Other reports on N339T (5)

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

- [Accident 19970808021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021509A), Aug 8, 1997: Piper PA18105 (N339T), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4)the tundra tire equipped airplane touched down at the beginning of the 1,100-foot-long by 50-feet-wide grass strip. The right…
- [Incident 19950711028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711028779I), Jul 11, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N339T), Fort Yukon, AK, Minor damage. Tried takeoff on 18 inch grass on gravel bar. Nosed up. Hit prop. Dropped back down.
- [Accident 19940804048569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804048569A), Aug 4, 1994: Piper PA18105 (N339T), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Attempt to depart short river bar. Settled. Bounced off water. Gear hit a log. Wing tip hit bank. Swung 180%.
- [Accident 19890910035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910035379A), Sep 10, 1989: Piper PA18 (N339T), Circle City, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped while landing on a gravel bar.
- [Incident 19890407018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407018349I), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA18 (N339T), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered left off runway. Hit a snowbank. Came to rest inverted on snowbank.

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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