# Accident 20030810037199A: Piper PA18150, Glennallen, AK, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9667° N, 146.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9667&lon=-146.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3695P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3695P) (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: 430 total, 144 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810037199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ABORTING A TAKEOFF FROM A SANDY/ROCKY STRIP, PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SANDY/ROCK, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WING STRUT, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC03LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA093), Aug 10, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N3695P), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft sand of the sandbar.

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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