# Accident 20040826018809A: Piper PA18150, Johnson River, AK, August 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2004, 23:40 local time
- Place: Johnson River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 63.4544° N, 145.2028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4544&lon=-145.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8597D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597D) (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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826018809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING A LANDING AT A BUSH STRIP THE AIRCRAFT HIT A ROCK COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.

## 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 ANC04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA096), Aug 26, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N8597D), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a rock and subsequent main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N8597D (5)

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

- [Incident 20110827019019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019019I), Aug 27, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Minor damage. Ptrs#AL01201102955UPON takeoff from Tok, AK. Airport, the propeller lost 6 inches of one blade. Pilot made emergency landing on Alaska highway.
- [Accident 20060816017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816017959A), Aug 16, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman stated that on liftoff from a remote ridge line a 10 knot left crosswind caused him to drift to the right and the right wing struck a tree…
- [Accident 20030907035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907035159A), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] landed on ridge top, front seat only occupied, runway rough, applied brakes, allowed tail to rise too high angle, aircraft nosed…
- [Accident 19940902025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025489A), Sep 2, 1994: Piper PA18 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after early liftoff from remote strip. Camshaft 40 percent worn. Prior metal in screens. Poor maintenance.
- [Accident 19860611036352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611036352A), Jun 11, 1986: Piper PA18 (N8597D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. During climb right wing and gear struck N96320 in float and propeller. Flipped over landing on a sand bar in river.

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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