# Accident 20100403031149A: Piper PA-18-150, Sleetmute, AK, April 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Stony River 2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AK1J
- Location: 61.5636° N, 156.2306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5636&lon=-156.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82732) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10TA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403031149A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A DOWNWIND LANDING ON AN ICE COVERED FROZEN LAKE, AIRMAN ADDED POWER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND IN ORDER TO TAXI TO PARKING. ONE SKI WAS ON ICE AND THE OTHER WAS ON SNOW.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRCRAFT TURN IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION AND HE KEPT INCREASING POWER.  THE SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE ICE CAUSING BOTH WINGS TO IMPACT TREES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC10TA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA028), Apr 3, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Stony River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi from landing, which resulted in the airplane sliding into trees.

## Other reports on N82732 (3)

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

- [Incident 20120608015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608015949I), Jun 8, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Wood River, AK, Minor damage. On 6/8/12 at approximately 1330 hours, the pilot was on final approach near Wood River, about 40 miles southeast of fairbanks. After assessment of the landing…
- [Incident 20050917023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917023149I), Sep 17, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N82732), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC was conducting wildlife enforcement in the vicinity of ptarmigan pass, AK. Following a landing off airport, the airplane rolled into a depression…
- [Accident 19910703025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025999A), Jul 3, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N82732), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. During landing approach heavy polic coat sleave switched mags off. Landed gravel bar. 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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