# Accident 20090606047249A: Piper PA-18-150, Talkeetna, AK, June 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMKC
- Location: 62.4853° N, 149.5922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4853&lon=-149.5922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7796Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7796Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606047249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL.  THE RIGHT TIRE IMPACTED THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE GEAR (NO SAFETY CABLES).  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP STRIKING THE LEFT WING TO THE GROUND BENDING THE LEFT AILERON AND WING SPAR.

## 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 ANC09CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA051), Jun 6, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N7796Y), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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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