# Accident 20060918023429A: Piper PA18150, Kolignak, AK, September 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kolignak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3036° N, 156.8994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3036&lon=-156.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82905, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 610 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918023429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIRTY MILES NORTH OF KOLIGNAK, PIC ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A MICRO BURST NEAR A RIDGE PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RIDGE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CONVECTIVE WEATHER PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT IT IS MORE LIKELY THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT OR ROTOR ON THE LEWARD SIDE OF THE RIDGE WITH INSUFFICIENT MANEUVERING ROOM AND AIRCRAFT POWER TO FLY OUT OF THE CONDITION.

## 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 ANC06CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA133), Sep 18, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N82905), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the…

## Other reports on N82905 (4)

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

- [Accident 20000910042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910042619A), Sep 10, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N82905), Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was enroute from Alaska to Texas. The statement should be coming soon. This report will be amended when pilot's statement arrives.
- [Accident 19990820013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990820013239A), Aug 20, 1999: Piper PA18 (N82905), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on take-off and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on August 20, 1999, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a tundra…
- [Accident 19980925037159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925037159A), Sep 25, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N82905), New Stuyahok, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 25, 1998, at 1045 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18 airplane, N82905, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing at an…
- [Incident 19800726062669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726062669I), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82905), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Hard water landing caused loss of control and collision with shoreline.

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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