# Accident 20030917026439A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, September 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8095° N, 161.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8095&lon=-161.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18PX) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,995 total, 200 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917026439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2003, AT ABOUT 1430 LOCAL TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A REMOTE RIDGELINE APPROXIMATELY 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPARREVOHN, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING THE RIDGE TO THE NORTH WITH APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS OF WIND, AND JUST AFTER DEPARTURE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA118), Sep 17, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N18PX), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrain during takeoff/initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were mountainous/hilly terrain,…

## Other reports on N18PX (1)

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

- [Accident 20000911042359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000911042359A), Sep 11, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N18PX), Illiamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 11, 2000, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N18PX, sustained substantial damage during landing…

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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