# Accident 20040927024159A: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, September 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2004, 11:21 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3619° N, 151.0792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3619&lon=-151.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3685Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3685Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040927024159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. I INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND HE STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON MUSKEG AND ON ROLLOUT A SOFT AREA WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING THE 30" WHEEL TO SINK. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP ON END, BENDING A WING STRUT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC04CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA116), Sep 28, 2004: Piper PA-18-180 (N3685Z), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was tundra.

## Other reports on N3685Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20010816039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816039759A), Aug 16, 2001: Piper PA18150 (N3685Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing, the aircraft veered right and the pilot was unable to correct and subsequently the right main gear collapsed forcing the aircraft off to…
- [Accident 19970627017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627017079A), Jun 27, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N3685Z), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The second pilot was a rated float plane pilot, but did not meet the criteria to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) by his employer, the U.S. Fish and wildlife…

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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