# Accident 20060321004979A: Piper PA18A150, Dillingham, AK, March 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2006, 19:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5258° N, 158.3917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5258&lon=-158.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6770B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6770B-2017-10-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321004979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOLD TO INSPECTOR ON PHONE BY ACCIDENT PILOT'S FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^: PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SECOND AIRPLANE WITH FATHER FLYING WERE ENROUTE TO HUNTING CABIN. FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT AHEAD TO CABIN AND LANDED. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO LAND RAISED SNOW SHELF MEADOW TO CHECK TRAPLINE. ACCORDING TO FATHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE TURN TO FINAL, AIRPLANE FELT SOLID, NEXT THING THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ KNEW HE WAS ON THE GROUND WITH AIRCRAFT ON FIRE.                                                         (-23 AMENDMENT) INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 4-25-06: ON THE WAY BACK TO HUNTING CABIN, DECIDED TO STOP AT TRAPLINE TO RESET TRAP. WIND 15-20 KTS FROM NORTH. CIRCLED IN LEFT HAND PATTERN TO LOOK FOR SUITABLE LANDING SITE IN DRIFTING SNOW. FLAPS 1ST NOTCH, AIRSPEED 60-70 MPH. AFTER 2-3 TURNS WOKE UP IN THE SNOW WITH AIRPLANE ON FIRE. DRUG SELF AWAY FROM WRECKAGE, THEN BACK AGAIN TO WAIT FOR RESCUE AFTER FIRE WAS OUT. GOOD VFR DAY WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AND SETTING EVENING SUN. 50 LBS OF BAGGAGE IN BACK AND MINIMUM, BUT ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE ISSUES. ENGINE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## 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 ANC06LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA027), Mar 21, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N6770B), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with snow-covered terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was…

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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