# Accident 20050523011229A: Piper PA18, Tok, AK, May 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W68C
- Location: 64.4111° N, 143.7306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4111&lon=-143.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1087A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1087A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,450 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050523011229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED FLYING CARGO FOR CLIENTS FROM CHENA MARINA STRIP TO RIDGE TOP, SOUTH HARPER STRIP (POSITION NOTED IN BLOCKS 10A AND 10B), SAW TIRE TRACKS ON RIDGE, LANDED ON THIS SPOT, BOUNCED BECAUSE HE WAS OPERATING ON TUNDRA TIRES. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, RELANDED, ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DEEP DEPRESSION (HOLE) AT THE END OF THE LANDING AREA WITH RIGHT MAIN TIRE. THIS CAUSED RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND AS HE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BOTH PROPELLER AND WING WERE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^

## 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 ANC05CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA080), May 23, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N1087A), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain.

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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