# Accident 20070213002189A: Piper PA18150, Glennallen, AK, February 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9194° N, 159.4910° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9194&lon=-159.4910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5057Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5057Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070213002189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING GRIZZLY LAKE, ABOUT 60 MILES NW OF GLENNALLEN, AK, IN HIS SKI-EQUIPPED PA-18. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THE LAKE WAS THE PILOT'S HOME BASE. HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE THERE. THIS PILOT HAD MADE THIS TAKEOFF NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS WITH HEAVIER LOADS WITH NO PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF HE REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO OUTCLIMB THE TREES SURROUNDING THE LAKE. HIS ONLY OPTION WAS TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE TREES. HE DID SO, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT BUT NEITHER HE NOR HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE ENGINE IS BEING INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF REDUCED POWER. THE PILOT SUSPECTS MALFUNCTIONING CARB HEAT CONTROL.

## 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 ANC07LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA020), Feb 13, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N5057Y), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N5057Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20190905009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190905009879A), Sep 5, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N5057Y), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. CFI lost control upon landing, may have applied brakes and the aircraft nosed over onto its back.
- [Accident 20041017029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041017029589A), Oct 17, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N5057Y), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday October 17, 2004, the pilot and one passenger departed big lake (bgq) for a flight to the big oshetna area. Upon arrival at sheffield's, a…

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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