What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-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 for Iliamna Airport. Unexpected headwinds of 18-26 mph were prevelant. On a two mile final into Iliamna, his engine lost power. Switching to his other fuel tank made no difference, at that tank was empty. An attempt to make a landing on a nearby road did not work and privacy data omitted touched down in a swamp, collapsing the right gear leg. Neither pilot or passenger were injured. A department of transportation truck picked them up and took them to Iliamna Airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-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 FOR ILIAMNA AIRPORT. UNEXPECTED HEADWINDS OF 18-26 MPH WERE PREVELANT. ON A TWO MILE FINAL INTO ILIAMNA, HIS ENGINE LOST POWER. SWITCHING TO HIS OTHER FUEL TANK MADE NO DIFFERENCE, AT THAT TANK WAS EMPTY. AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LANDING ON A NEARBY ROAD DID NOT WORK AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN IN A SWAMP, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG. NEITHER PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRUCK PICKED THEM UP AND TOOK THEM TO ILIAMNA AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N3236P · 2
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