# Accident 20070806017689A: Piper PA18180, King Salmon, AK, August 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2007, 17:45 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3930Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3930Z) (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 PA18180
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 280 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070806017689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC ON TAKEOFF FROM AN OFF AIRPORT LOCATION ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FRONT AND REAR SPAR, AND PROPELLER. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 20-25KTS AND GUSTING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3930Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19940914027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940914027949A), Sep 14, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N3930Z), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped PA18 struck trees on climbout from a lake. Reported dead air on climbing turnout. Moose hunting trip

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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