# Accident 20030503009609A: Piper PA18150, Skwentna, AK, May 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5000° N, 153.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5000&lon=-153.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8240P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8240P) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503009609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING UPWIND LOW AND SLOW AT REDUCED POWER SETTING LOOKING OVER A RIVER SAND BAR HE INTENDED TO LAND ON. WHEN HE MADE HIS TURN FROM UP WIND TO DOWN WIND HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR OR DOWNDRAFT AND APPLIED FULL POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY DOWN WIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEBRIS IN THE LANDING AREA AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE ENGINE HAD NOT RESPONDED DUE TO THE BUILD UP OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 ANC03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA048), May 3, 2003: Piper PA-18-160 (N8240P), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the accumulation of carburetor ice, a partial loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing. Factors contributing to the accident…

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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