# Accident 20070113000859A: Piper PA18, Tyonek, AK, January 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2300° N, 152.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2300&lon=-152.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 550 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070113000859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, WHILE CONDUCTING ANIMAL TRAPPING ACTIVITIES, LANDED IN A MEADOW FREQUENTLY USED BY HIM FOR SUCH. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN DEEP SNOW. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY SNOW SHOE PACKED A PAD, DUG OUT THE AIRPLANE, AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE UP ONTO THE PAD. THE PILOT THEN PACKED DOWN A TAKEOFF STRIP IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT AND SINGLE TAKE OFF ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OUTSIDE THE PACKED TAKE-OFF STRIP AND AGAIN SETTLED INTO DEEP SNOW, TIPPING UP AND FORWARD ONTO ITS RIGHT WING AND NOSE. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER PRECLUDED ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS AT TAKEOFF OR FLIGHT AND TELEPHONED FOR HELP.

## 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 ANC07LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA015), Jan 13, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N237WT), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control on the ground, and the wing impacting the snow-covered terrain. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N237WT (1)

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

- [Accident 20051222030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051222030299A), Dec 22, 2005: Piper PA18 (N237WT), Skwenta, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot took off from unimproved landing area next to his cabin enroute to anchorage. The weather deteriorated and he turned to return to his cabin.…

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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