# Accident 20050801017479A: Piper PA18, Port Heiden, AK, August 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.3617° N, 160.1883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3617&lon=-160.1883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9062D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9062D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 100 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050801017479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING TAKEOFF(S) AND LANDING(S) ON AN OFF AIRPORT BEACH SITE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK A WINGTIP, WHICH RESULTED IN HIM LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING STUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR AND BENDING THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC05CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA115), Aug 1, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N9062D), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during final approach, which resulted in an undershoot and an in-flight collision with 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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