# Accident 20051222030299A: Piper PA18, Skwenta, AK, December 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Skwenta, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N237WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237WT) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051222030299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA NEXT TO HIS CABIN ENROUTE TO ANCHORAGE. THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND HE TURNED TO RETURN TO HIS CABIN. WEATHER CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE AND HE LANDED IN A SMALL CLEARING SHORT OF THE ORIGINAL TAKE OFF POINT. ON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N237WT (1)

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

- [Accident 20070113000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070113000859A), Jan 13, 2007: Piper PA18 (N237WT), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot, while conducting animal trapping activities, landed in a meadow frequently used by him for such. Shortly after landing, the aircraft became…

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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