# Incident 20030714018049I: Piper PA18150, Gulkana, AK, July 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1543° N, 145.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULKANA (GKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1543&lon=-145.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13960, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13960) (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: 4,800 total, 230 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714018049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SHORT SAND BAR. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE RIVER. LATER, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN RIVER AND WAS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N13960 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821001053259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001053259A), Oct 1, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N13960), Sagwon, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting low flight over proposed landing area, aircraft hit downdraft and crashed.

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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