# Accident 20050319006469A: Piper PA18150, False Pass, AK, March 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: False Pass, AK
- Airport: False Pass Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 54.8383° N, 163.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.8383&lon=-163.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3996Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3996Z) (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: 670 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319006469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LIFT OFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A MICROBURST; FORCING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO CONTACT THE GROUND, THEN LIFTED THE RIGHT WING TURNING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA050), Mar 19, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N3996Z), False Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground and subsequent nose over. Factors contributing to the…

## Other reports on N3996Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19940620015689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015689I), Jun 20, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N3996Z), Goose Bay, AK, Minor damage. Stalled turning final on FAR 135 check ride. Impacted on runway. Flunked the check ride.
- [Accident 19930913037829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913037829A), Sep 13, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N3996Z), Prudhoe Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Engine intermittant landing at remote strip. Over strip. Slipped over. Beleive water in fuel.

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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