# Accident 20050726017409A: Piper PA18A150, Aleknagik, AK, July 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Airport: Aleknagik Mission Schl Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2811° N, 158.5972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2811&lon=-158.5972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6195D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6195D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 56 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726017409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATELY OWNED MISSION LODGE STRIP TO CONDUCT A LOCAL FLIGHT. A LEFT 8 KT CROSSWIND PREVAILED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREAKING GROUND, THE PIC REALIZED HE WAS NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLING THE DOWNWIND DRIFT AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID IMPACTING THE ALDER TREES, WHICH BOUNDED THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PIC ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS DOWNWIND DRIFT AND STRUCK THE TREES. AS A RESULT THE AIRPLANE WAS ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED.

## 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 ANC05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA108), Jul 26, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N6195D), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in an on ground collision with a tree. Factors associated with the accident are the…

## Other reports on N6195D (5)

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

- [Incident 20080511836559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511836559I), May 11, 2008: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Atqasuk, AK, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot, upon landing at talkeetna airport, the aircraft was hit with a crosswind that swerved the aircraft to the left stopping in the…
- [Incident 20060930022439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930022439I), Sep 30, 2006: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Phone interview with the pilot [privacy data omitted] 10-20-06, she stated that she was on a training flight with [privacy data omitted] (CFI). The pilot…
- [Accident 20060417006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417006489A), Apr 17, 2006: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted take-off in a ski-equipped PA-18-150 from a 1500' snow-covered airstrip about 10 miles south of Talkeetna, Alaska. After liftoff, pilot…
- [Accident 19820901044019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901044019A), Sep 1, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N6195D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from 700 foot unimproved strip. Adverse wind effect from hill adjoining strip.
- [Incident 19801018075169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075169I), Oct 18, 1980: Piper PA18A (N6195D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on a snow covered gravel bar. Broke through a crust and overturned.

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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