# Incident 20030816021829I: Piper J5A, Kotzebue, AK, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 22:23 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2364-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF ON THE KOTZEBUE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS TAXIING WITH A TAILWIND AND THE PILOT WAS THE SINGLE OCCUPANT. AS THE PILOT SLOWED TO STOP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NEUTRAL AND A COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND THE BRAKING ACTION CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TIP UP ON ITS NOSE. THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND ONE BLADE OF THE PROP RECEIVED DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2364 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110526009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110526009879A), May 26, 2011: Piper J5A (N2364), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. On landing on runway 09 pilot stated he cleared trees at end of runway at 10 feet above runway aircraft pitched to right. He applied power full left rudder and…
- [Accident 20040722015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040722015019A), Jul 22, 2004: Piper J5A (N2364), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) As pilot was departing runway 17 in Kotzebue, the aircraft started turning to the left. Pilot applied right rudder to correct the problem, without…

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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