# Accident 20060831020749A: Piper PA18A, Aniak, AK, August 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7667° N, 158.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7667&lon=-158.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1858A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1858A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831020749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ BUT AS SOON AS I DO I WILL AMEND THIS FORM. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED BUSH STRIP, A GUST OF WING CAUGHT HIM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT INTO SOME BUSHES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND PROPELLER WAS INCURRED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 15KTS GUSTING TO 30KTS.

## 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 ANC06CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA128), Sep 1, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N1858A), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N1858A (2)

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

- [Accident 20110615012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110615012359A), Jun 15, 2011: Piper PA-18A (N1858A), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. 6/15/2011 At approximately 1830 adt (6/16/2011, 0230Z) received information regarding a suspected accident in the Mccarthy, AK area involving a PA-18 that…
- [Accident 20020618016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618016739A), Jun 18, 2002: Piper PA18A (N1858A), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Airman was attempting to land on lake Hood gravel strip. The aircraft bounced twice on landing and went off the left side of the runway.

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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