# Accident 20080620841039A: Piper PA18150, June 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9306° N, 150.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9306&lon=-150.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91256, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91256) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080620841039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE EAST ON A GRAVEL BAR IN THE AREA OF NEIL LAKE. HE SAID THAT HE FIRST MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE LANDING AREA, AND THE ENGINE RESPONDED WITHOUT HESITATION. ON HIS NEXT APPROACH TO THE GRAVEL BAR, HE SAID THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED ABOUT 50FT BUT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS PLACEMENT, AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE ADDED ENGINE POWER TO TAKEOFF, BUT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE AIRPLANE SKIPPED ACROSS AN AREA OF WATER AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AND TREES, ABOUT 400 FEET FROM THE INITIAL ABORTED LANDING SPOT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS.

## 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 ANC08LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA077), Jun 21, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N91256), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during an aborted landing for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a collision with terrain and subsequent nose over.

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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