# Accident 20030806037409A: Piper PA18150, Seward, AK, August 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0167° N, 148.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0167&lon=-148.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9668P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9668P-2005-12-02) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806037409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND FLIPPED OVER IN A LAKE ON MONTAGUE ISLAND, WHICH IS LOCATED IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, NORTH GULF COAST OF ALASKA. THE PILOT WAS FOUND BY SEARCH AND RESCUE AND UNINJURED AND WAS SOLE PERSON ONBOARD. AT PRESENT THE PILOT HAS NOT PROVIDED STATEMENT AND ONLY CONTACT HAS BEEN THROUGH HIS LAWYER. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AND WE ARE AWAITING COORDINATION WITH THE PILOT AND/OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO REVIEW HIS RECORDS AND THAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. WILL AMEND THIS FORM WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

## 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 ANC03CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA090), Aug 7, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N9668P), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent water loop/swerve during landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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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