# Accident 20040807018739A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 07:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BMKC
- Location: 61.7000° N, 148.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7000&lon=-148.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N645RF) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A SHORT AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT, COLLIDING WITH THE EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP AT CARPENTER CREEK, ALASKA. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE AND BELLY-MOUNTED AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT GUSSET OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT.

## 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 ANC04LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA091), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N645RF), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during the final approach phase of landing, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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