# Accident 20030923036399A: Piper PA18125, Tanana, AK, September 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tanana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.5833° N, 153.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5833&lon=-153.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1386A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1386A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030923036399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT 20 KNOT WINDS AND LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE AT TREE-TOP LEVEL, LIGHT WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT THE SURFACE CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RISE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. UNABLE TO GAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE GRAVEL BAR INTO SHALLOW WATER, NOSED OVER AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA124), Sep 23, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N1386A), Tanana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in an overrun and nose down. Factors contributing to the accident were gusty winds, and restricted aileron…

## Other reports on N1386A (5)

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

- [Accident 20171129022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171129022329A), Nov 29, 2017: Piper PA-18-125 (N1386A), Tatitna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot was doing a test landing to determine the depth and drag of the snow. Upon the first pass and initial touchdown there was excessive and unforeseen…
- [Incident 20060523008229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523008229I), May 23, 2006: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Chigagoft Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and 1 pax took off in 30KT gusty right hand crosswind on a sloped beach. After take off pilot encountered wind gust that drifted airplane over the…
- [Accident 19990813012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813012039A), Aug 13, 1999: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft ground looped on takeoff. (.19) on August 13, 1999, about 1705 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N1386A, sustained…
- [Accident 19970626016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626016009A), Jun 26, 1997: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Turned back landed in trees. Fuel selector o ring split. No detenies. Water in magas fuel.
- [Incident 19790803029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029919I), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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