# Accident 20070911023439A: Piper PA18150, Tok, AK, September 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2007, 06:30 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.2833° N, 143.0103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2833&lon=-143.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82022) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911023439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE SOFTNESS/WETNESS OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE DIRT AIRSTRIP AND WAS UNABLE TO GET AIRBORNE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL BRUSH AND CRASHED INTO TREES OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.

## 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 ANC07LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA099), Sep 11, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N82022), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area and failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were soft, muddy terrain conditions.

## Other reports on N82022 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950621017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621017909A), Jun 21, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N82022), Fairbanks/Wainw, AK, Substantial damage. Dumped flaps after liftoff. Stalled and impacted runway.
- [Accident 19780815024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815024989A), Aug 15, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N82022), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. L wing struck ground.

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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