# Incident 20060930022439I: Piper PA18A150, Talkeetna, AK, September 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930022439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ 10-20-06, SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA^ (CFI). THE PILOT ^PRIV^ STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN FLYING ABOUT 3 HOURS DOING MANEUVERS AND TOUCH AND GOS IN THE TALKEETNA AREA. AFTER A TAKE OFF FROM VILLAGE AIR STRIP CLIMBING TO 3,000 FEET, AT ABOUT 2,500 FEET THEY SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. CFI ^PRIV^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TURNING TO PROCEED BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE QUIT. CFI ^PRIV^ MADE A DEAD STICK LANDING ON THE TALKEETNA SPUR ROAD MILE 6 NEAR FISH LAKE. THE LANDING WAS HARD AND IT DAMAGED THE RIGHT HYDROSTAB. PHONE INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ 10-20-06, TALKEETNA AIR INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT A ROD HAD COME OUT THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE CASE. THE HYDROSTAB WAS BEING REPLACED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS BEING ORDERED FOR THE AIRCRAFT. PHONE INTERVIEW WITH CFI ^PRIVACY DATA^ 10-23-06 INDICATED THE SAME SERIES OF EVENTS THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD GIVEN.

## 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…
- [Accident 20060417006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417006489A), Apr 17, 2006: Piper PA18A150 (N6195D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [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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