# Accident 20091103051279A: Piper PA-18-125, Palmer, AK, November 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Lake George
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1833° N, 148.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1833&lon=-148.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (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-18-125
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091103051279A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A ROCK ON TAKE OFF WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A HUNTING TRIP.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE LAKE GEORGE/KNIK GLACIER AREA.

## 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 ANC10LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA007), Nov 3, 2009: Piper PA-18-160 (N1042A), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

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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