# Accident 20041015025049A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, October 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Kalbach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6028° N, 149.5750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6028&lon=-149.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9146D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9146D) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015025049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN STATED THAN ON LEFT DOWNWIND HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND BEGAN A DESCENT. DURING THE LEFT BASE TURN HE APPLIED POWER AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, AND IN A LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB. A REVIEW OF THE AIRMAN'S RECORDS INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 61.58.

## 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 ANC05CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA007), Oct 15, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N9146D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in a stall and an uncontrolled descent to the runway. A factor contributing to the accident was an…

## Other reports on N9146D (1)

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

- [Incident 20070503013199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070503013199I), May 3, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N9146D), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) After landing, pilot was taxiing to parking. The aircraft taxied over an unforeseen soft spot in the sand and sunk to axle. The aircraft prop struck soft…

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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