# Accident 20070918021209A: Piper PA22150, Cooper Landing, AK, September 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cooper Landing, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5667° N, 149.8750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5667&lon=-149.8750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2825Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2825Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070918021209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT MODERATE/HEAVY WINDS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM JUNEAU LAKE AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET THEN BEGAN TO SINK BACK TOWARDS THE TUNDRA. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THEY HAD "LOST LIFT." UPON IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FLOATS, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC07CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA101), Sep 19, 2007: Piper PA-22-150 (N2825Z), Cooper Landing, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from objects, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees during takeoff/initial climb. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

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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