# Accident 20030907025469A: Piper PA18150, Skwentna, AK, September 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2003, 19:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7167° N, 152.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7167&lon=-152.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4418Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4418Z) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907025469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN LOW OVER THE UNIMPROVED STRIP TO DETERMINE ITS SUITABILITY FOR LANDING. THE LANDING WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOOKING FOR GAME. THE APPROACH TO THE STRIP COMMENCED AROUND DUSK. AFTER LOWERING ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS, A SHARP BANK TO THE STRIP WAS INITIATED AND A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT WAS RECOGNIZED. FULL POWER WAS ADDED BUT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND OCCURRED BEFORE THE POWER TOOK EFFECT.

## 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 ANC03LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA111), Sep 8, 2003: Piper PA-18-160 (N4418Z), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

## Other reports on N4418Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20000429042019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429042019A), Apr 29, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4418Z), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated turbulence light/moderate, winds very gusty. He was landing to the south following traffic. After touch down and just as tail wheel came…
- [Accident 19860610023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860610023209A), Jun 10, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4418Z), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit the ground short of the runway due to downdraft. Aircraft STC for oversize tires not logged.

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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