# Accident 20060417006489A: Piper PA18A150, Talkeetna, AK, April 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1800° N, 150.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1800&lon=-150.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6195D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6195D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417006489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF IN A SKI-EQUIPPED PA-18-150 FROM A 1500' SNOW-COVERED AIRSTRIP ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. AFTER LIFTOFF, PILOT ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WINDS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DRIFT PRODUCED BY WIND AND AIRCRAFT LEFT AIRSTRIP AND IMPACTED TREES ALONG SIDE OF AIRSTRIP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN TREES ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE GROUND. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CLIMBED DOWN TREE TO THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT WAS UNHURT. WEATHER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS ON THE SURFACE.

## 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 ANC06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA046), Apr 17, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N6195D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N6195D (5)

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

- [Incident 20080511836559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511836559I), May 11, 2008: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Atqasuk, AK, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot, upon landing at talkeetna airport, the aircraft was hit with a crosswind that swerved the aircraft to the left stopping in the…
- [Incident 20060930022439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930022439I), Sep 30, 2006: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Phone interview with the pilot [privacy data omitted] 10-20-06, she stated that she was on a training flight with [privacy data omitted] (CFI). The pilot…
- [Accident 20050726017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726017409A), Jul 26, 2005: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Aleknagik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot in command (PIC) took off from his privately owned Mission lodge strip to conduct a local flight. A left 8 kt crosswind prevailed. Immediately…
- [Accident 19820901044019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901044019A), Sep 1, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N6195D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from 700 foot unimproved strip. Adverse wind effect from hill adjoining strip.
- [Incident 19801018075169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075169I), Oct 18, 1980: Piper PA18A (N6195D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed on a snow covered gravel bar. Broke through a crust and overturned.

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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