# Accident 20071024824559A: Piper PA18125, Pilot Point, AK, October 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.2189° N, 156.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.2189&lon=-156.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1602A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1602A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,820 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071024824559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE LANDING TO THE EAST ON A GRAVEL STRIP NEAR DOG SALMON RIVER LODGE, THE WIND SHIFTED DIRECTION FROM A STRONG GUSTY LEFT CROSSWIND TO A STRONG GUSTY RIGHT CROSSWIND CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS DRAGGED ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WIND WAS STEADY 25 TO 30 GUSTING TO 35.

## 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 ANC08CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA009), Oct 24, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N1602A), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a loss of control, and an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the…

## Other reports on N1602A (2)

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

- [Accident 19980709023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709023889A), Jul 9, 1998: Piper PA18125 (N1602A), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra tires. Landed on remote strip. Hit a ditch. Nosed down. Wind pushed tail over. (From .4) the certificated private pilot landed in a remote, off-airport…
- [Incident 19960930033409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930033409I), Sep 30, 1996: Piper PA18125 (N1602A), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: while practicing touch and go's at new Wasilla Airport, pilot heard loud bang on take off, observed right MLG handing down, contacted a…

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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