# Accident 20071023827089A: Piper PA18150, Big Lake, AK, October 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3683° N, 150.0519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3683&lon=-150.0519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3236P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 310 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023827089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED FIELD, THE WHEELS OF THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH A THIN SNOW CRUST LAYER. THIS RAPID DECELERATION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC08CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA008), Oct 24, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N3236P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area which resulted in an on ground encounter with terrain, and a nose over.

## Other reports on N3236P (2)

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

- [Accident 20080624840949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624840949A), Jun 24, 2008: Piper PA18150 (N3236P), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 24, 2008, pilot [privacy data omitted] and passenger [privacy data omitted], departed lower talarik creek in his Piper PA-18, N3236P, in bound…
- [Accident 19770313004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313004839A), Mar 13, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N3236P), Hayes, SD, Substantial damage

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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