# Accident 20080629840919A: Piper PA18A150, Palmer, AK, June 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Colberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5867° N, 149.2347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5867&lon=-149.2347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total, 136 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629840919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING TO THE SOUTH AND WAS CORRECTING FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, ITS APPROACH PATH BECAME UNSTABLE AND IT DRIFTED RIGHT TOWARD A STAND OF LARGE TREES. THE ENGINE POWER INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A STEEP CLIMB. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A 75 FOOT TALL TREE WHICH PIVOTED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT AND IT DESCENDED NOSE FIRST INTO DENSE WOODS. THE WITNESS SAID THAT THE WINDS HAD BECOME GUSTY AT THE TIME OF THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. AIRMAN INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED WHEN HIS LOGBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE.

## 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 ANC08FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA079), Jun 30, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N2581P), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind.

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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