# Incident 20080828845299I: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, August 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2008, 22:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571H) (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: 5,800 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080828845299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SWAMPY AREA OF TUNDRA WITH STANDING WATER ON THE TAKEOFF SURFACE.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT GROSS WEIGHT.  DUE TO WET SPOTS ON TAKEOFF SURFACE, FLYING SPEED WAS NOT ATTAINED.  PILOT STATED THAT RATHER THAN GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT, HE CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO AN AREA OF ALDER BUSHES, AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED.  TWO SOULS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2571H (2)

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

- [Accident 19930615047069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615047069A), Jun 15, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N2571H), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on rough lodge strip. Hit soft area and nosed over. First seasonal landing at 750 foot strip.
- [Accident 19870724037939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037939A), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N2571H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted rising terrain. High density altitude.

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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