# Accident 20080814845259A: Piper PA18150, Gulkana, AK, August 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6191° N, 148.9796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6191&lon=-148.9796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3573Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3573Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814845259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP A TARP (USED FOR MARKING THE LANDING AREA) WHICH SNAGGED ON THE TAIL AREA AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE AIRPSEED AND ALTITUDE STRIKING THE ALDER BUSHES ABOUT 100 YARDS PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE STRIP.

## 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 ANC08CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA108), Aug 14, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N3573Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tarp used as a marker at the departure end of the takeoff area.

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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