# Accident 20110222003659A: Piper PA-18, Sterling, AK, February 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2011, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Airport: Sterling Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5574° N, 150.8435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING AIR PARK (40AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5574&lon=-150.8435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623MP) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222003659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON FIRST TAKEOFF AFTER AIRCRAFT REBUILD THE ENGINE QUIT AT ABOUT 600 FEET AGL ON CLIMB OUT.  EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE TO A SNOW COVERED HAYFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK IN THE DEEP SNOW.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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