# Accident 20050906022439A: Piper PA18AS125, Fairbanks, AK, September 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2005, 13:21 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1133° N, 147.6050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1133&lon=-147.6050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1907A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1907A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18AS-125 (registry code 7101816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18as-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18AS125
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050906022439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS OPERATING N1907A, A PA-18A-125, IN THE JAPAN HILLS AREA ON AN UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP, HE ESTIMATED 400 FT LONG AND IT WAS ONE WAY UPHILL. HE DEPARTED DOWNHILL, WITH 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS. HE STATED: "TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL INTO LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TAIL FELL AWAY WITH NOSE UP ATTITUDE." PILOT STATED: THAT HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED NOSE DOWN CONTROL, AND RETRACTED FLAPS TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID STALL? LOST ALTITUDE AND SETTLED INTO A STAND OF SMALL BLACK SPRUCE TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. NO INJURIES; DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. PILOT STATED: "BENT TAILFEATHERS AND BENT LEADING EDGES OF WINGS." ^PRIVACY DATA O^

## 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 ANC05CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA139), Sep 6, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N1907A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor contributing to…

## Other reports on N1907A (2)

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

- [Accident 20230322006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230322006839A), Mar 22, 2023: Piper PA-18AS-125 (N1907A), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot of a PA-18AS-125 was on a normal recreational flight in and around the Umatilla, FL area. The aircraft is equipped for both water and runway…
- [Incident 20090501047009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090501047009I), May 1, 2009: Piper PA-18AS-125 (N1907A), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated that prior to takeoff roll he held brakes and added power to lift the tailwheel off the ground in an attempt to practice a short field takeoff.…

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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