# Accident 20070601012629A: Piper PA18A, Talkeetna, AK, June 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4550° N, 148.6019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4550&lon=-148.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6760B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6760B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070601012629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INTENDED TO LAND HIS PA-18 ON A GRAVEL BAR IN THE TALKEETNA RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 45 NE OF TALKEETNA, AK. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN TOO FAR DOWN THE AREA, BOUNCED AND FLOATED. PILOT THEN INITIATED A GO AROUND. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WITH IMMEDIATE POWER AND HE WENT OFF THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR INTO THE BUSHES. PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH NEGLIBLE WINDS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXACT DATE OF PREVIOUS FLIGHT REVIEW BUT ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS OVER 24 MONTHS SINCE IT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 ANC07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA042), Jun 1, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N6760B), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

## Other reports on N6760B (4)

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

- [Accident 20000915041899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915041899A), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on a gravel sand bar near yentna and the big susitna rivr. Upon landing, the aircraft nosed over causing damage to the propeller, nose…
- [Accident 19960816023159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816023159A), Aug 16, 1996: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Slana, AK, Substantial damage. Struck uneven hump on takeoff on remote strip. Became airborne to left of runway. Struck tree brush into more trees
- [Accident 19810809048389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048389A), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on rough sandbar. Collapsed left main gear. Unaware, tried to take off, was unable, result more damage.
- [Accident 19740406011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406011049A), Apr 6, 1974: Piper PA18A (N6760B), Sheridan Lk, CO, Substantial damage. Take off from dirt road. Gusts to 25K,vbl.

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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