# Accident 20110615012359A: Piper PA-18A, Mccarthy, AK, June 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1010° N, 145.5306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1010&lon=-145.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1858A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1858A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,888 total, 425 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110615012359A

## Narrative

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

6/15/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 ADT (6/16/2011, 0230Z) RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A SUSPECTED ACCIDENT IN THE MCCARTHY, AK AREA INVOLVING A PA-18 THAT FLIPPED OVER ON A GRAVEL BAR ALONG A RIVER.6/21/2011:  ASI FROM THE ANC FSDO SPOKE WITH THE PIC BY PHONE AND RECEIVED PRELIMINARY INFORMATION TO START THE INVESTIGATION.  PIC AGREED TO PROVIDE COPIES OF RECORDS TO THE ANC FSDO WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE.  PIC REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING ON THE GRAVEL BAR ALONG THE TANA RIVER, HE WAS BACK TAXI-ING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE ROOM FOR OTHERS TO LAND AND A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAME FROM BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. 6/22/2011:  AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BY HELICOPTER AND TRANSFERED TO MCCARTHY AIRPORT FOR TRANSPORT BY TRAILER TO WASILLA, AK.  AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY AN ASI FROM THE ANC FSDO AT THE WASILLA LOCATION.  DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE MUCH LESS THAN ORIGINALLY REPORTED.  NO DAMAGE TO THE CONTROL SURFACES WAS EVIDENT AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE OR WINGS.  HOWEVER, DURING CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR, ASI FOUND THAT THE WING STRUTS WERE DAMAGE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED CAUSING THIS EVENT TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC11CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA053), Jun 15, 2011: Piper PA-18A (N1858A), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1858A (2)

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

- [Accident 20060831020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831020749A), Aug 31, 2006: Piper PA18A (N1858A), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft crashed on takeoff causing damage to the right wing, landing gear and propeller. I have been unable to contact the pilot [privacy data omitted]…
- [Accident 20020618016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618016739A), Jun 18, 2002: Piper PA18A (N1858A), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Airman was attempting to land on lake Hood gravel strip. The aircraft bounced twice on landing and went off the left side of the runway.

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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