# Accident 20091231052889A: Piper PA-18, Willow, AK, December 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7542° N, 150.0517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7542&lon=-150.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091231052889A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM THE WILLOW AIRPORT RUNWAY 13, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 - 300 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LH TURN AND WAS TRYING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE NORTH END.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ALL PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS ANKLE, RIBS, AND HIP.

## 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 ANC10LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA011), Dec 31, 2009: Piper PA-18 (N146T), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane’s fuel selector valve was on before takeoff, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and his subsequent decision to attempt a low…

## Other reports on N146T (1)

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

- [Accident 19860818044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818044089A), Aug 18, 1986: Piper PA18 (N146T), Mcneil River, AK, Substantial damage. Applied brakes too firmly during rollout on a gravel bar. Aircraft nosed over.

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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