# Incident 20041001026559I: Piper PA18150, Startup, WA, October 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Startup, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8742° N, 121.7544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Startup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8742&lon=-121.7544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2LB) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 200 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001026559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, A TECHNIQUE HE USES WHEN FLYING IN ALASKA. PILOT WAS ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND AIRCRAFT WAS HIS OWN. AREA USED FOR LANDINGS WAS IN A REMOTE AREA WITH NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY NEARBY. PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY NOSED OVER EVENTUALLY ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, WINDSHIELD AND RH WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT REEXAMINED.

## Other reports on N2LB (1)

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

- [Accident 19771126036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771126036169A), Nov 26, 1977: Piper PA18 (N2LB), Bellevue, WA, Substantial damage. 2Nd solo in tailwheel-equipped acft.

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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