# Accident 20110829019049A: Piper PA-18-150, Cordova, AK, August 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Tsiu River Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0750° N, 143.1047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0750&lon=-143.1047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82448) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829019049A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS. LOCAL TIME A PIPER MODEL PA-18 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKE-OFF INITIAL CLIMB. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST PITCH TRIM AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL WHEN HIS COAT SLEEVE INADVERTANTLY SWITCHED THE MAGNETO SWITCHES OFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LIMITED SPACE BETWEEN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TREE LINE.

## 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 ANC11CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA089), Aug 30, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Cape Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently switching off the engine magnetos during the initial climb, resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer's placement of the magneto…

## Other reports on N82448 (2)

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

- [Accident 20210922012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922012909A), Sep 22, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot is a guide and was transporting a bear hunter to a hunting location along the beach. The pilot had spotted a dead whale that had washed onto the shore.…
- [Accident 20141008020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008020179A), Oct 8, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. During an off airport landing a strong gust of wind hit the right wing which lowered the left wing into brush which caused the the aircraft to spin around and…

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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