# Accident 20050820022419A: Piper PA18150, Coldfoot, AK, August 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.2300° N, 148.7133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.2300&lon=-148.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13833, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13833) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05TA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820022419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N13833 HAD LANDED ON A REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP 80 NM N OF COLD FOOT ALASKA AND WAS TAXIING TO PARK NEXT TO OTHER AIRCRAFT (WITNESS STATEMENT) AND ENCOUNTERED A DEPRESSION (HOLE) WITH RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND ATTEMPTED TO POWER THROUGH NOSED AIRPLANE DOWN. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR OPERATOR STATED AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE. NO KNOWN ANOMALIES TO AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. ^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 ANC05TA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05TA126), Aug 20, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N13833), Cold Foot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing down during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N13833 (2)

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

- [Accident 20160908021159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160908021159A), Sep 8, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N13833), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. On 09/08/2016 at approximately 1700 hours PIC was looking for possible areas to land along the copper river. He did a high recon of the gravel bar he was going…
- [Accident 19750415015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750415015649A), Apr 15, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N13833), Rock Springs, WY, Destroyed. Advsd VFR flt couldnt be made. Recovery date 4/20/75.

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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