# Accident 20110327005509A: Piper PA-18-150, Big Lake, AK, March 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6386° N, 150.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6386&lon=-150.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91117, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91117) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,359 total, 32 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327005509A

## Narrative

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

COVENTIONAL GEAR TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER CONTACT WITH DEEP SNOW.  PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOW APPROACH FOR SURVEY OF PROPOSED LANDING AREA AND MISJUDGED HIS ACTUAL HEIGHT.  CONDITIONS WERE SNOW COVERED WITH FLAT LIGHT.

## 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 ANC11CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA021), Mar 27, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N91117), Chicken Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain.

## Other reports on N91117 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900504014199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504014199A), May 4, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N91117), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and crashed on the tundra while maneuvering at low altitude..

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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