# Accident 20070903020969A: Piper PA18150, Valdez, AK, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4544° N, 145.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4544&lon=-145.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2355H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2355H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07TA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07TA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903020969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED ON AN OFF AIRPORT STRIP AND HAD EXPERIENCED AN OVERLY BUMPY LANDING ROLL OUT. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE OFF AIRPORT STRIP WAS MADE BY THE AIRMAN AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TAKEOFF ON THE SMOOTHER PORTION OF THE OFF AIRPORT STRIP, THEREBY NOT UTILIZING ITS FULL LENGTH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AND THAT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, RIGHT SIDE UP AND APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE TAKEOFF DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, PROPELLER AND AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OF THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM FLYING STATUS AND THAT BEFORE HE RETURNED TO FLYING STATUS HE WOULD BE RECEIVING REMEDIAL TRAINING.

## 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 ANC07TA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07TA093), Sep 3, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N2355H), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall/mush.

## Other reports on N2355H (1)

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

- [Accident 19970918029279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918029279A), Sep 18, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N2355H), Coldfoot, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The airplane had just received a 100-hour inspection from a contract maintenance facility. The pilot was landing the tundra tire, tailwheel-equipped…

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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