# Accident 20060806022629A: Piper PA18150, Tyonek, AK, August 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2006, 14:45 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0000° N, 151.4344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0000&lon=-151.4344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806022629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED TO THE INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS DEPARTING A SMALL POND NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE THEODORE RIVER SOUTH OF TYONEK FOR THE SHORT FLIGHT BACK TO LAKE HOOD. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THERE WAS A LIGHT WIND (APPROXIMATELY 8-9 KNOTS) OUT OF THE SOUTH. TAKEOFF FROM THE POND WAS RESTRICTED TO EITHER EAST OR WEST DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE POND AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF TO THE WEST. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND WITH RUDDER AND THE LEFT WING STALLED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE WATER AND SHORELINE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

## 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 ANC06CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA108), Aug 6, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N57778), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a minimum airspeed to avoid a stall, which resulted in a loss of control and a collision with terrain during takeoff initial climb. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N57778 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150515009279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150515009279I), May 15, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N57778), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Airman was leaving Campbell lake (3C3) returning to lake hood (lhd). According to the airman, during the take-off run a gust of wind caused the aircraft to…

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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