# Accident 20110908022929A: Piper PA-18A 150, Galena, AK, September 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Galena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7361° N, 156.9372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7361&lon=-156.9372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2694P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2694P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110908022929A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:46 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTERVIEWED VIA TELEPHONE BY INSPECTOR GREGORY W. HORRELL OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, JUNEAU, ALASKA. THE FOLLOWING WAS DETERMINED FROM THIS INTERVIEW:ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2011, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N2694P WAS EQUIPPED WITH:1.A 60 GALLON F. ATLEE DODGE FUEL SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A 30.5 GALLON TANK IN EACH WING.2.3 INDEPENDENT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEMS: ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT STANDARD SIGHT GAGES; ELECTRIC FUEL QUANTITY GAGES, AND; A JP INSTRUMENTS FS-450 FUEL FLOW METERING SYSTEM.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD LAST FUELED CIVIL AIRCRAFT N2694P AT GALENA WHERE HE SERVICED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT PRIOR TO REFUELING, THE JP INSTRUMENTS FS-450 FUEL FLOW METER INDICATED 17 GALLONS REMAINING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATED AIRCRAFT N2694P BETWEEN GALENA AND A "MOOSE CAMP" 40 MILES DISTANT ON THE 020 RADIAL FOR A TOTAL OF 5 FLIGHTS, TERMINATING AT THE "MOOSE CAMP". ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AIRCRAFT N2694P, TAKING OFF FROM THE "MOOSE CAMP", ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO GALENA, TURNED BACK DUE TO WEATHER AFTER 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AND LANDED BACK AT THE "MOOSE CAMP" AFTER 20 MINUTES TOTAL TIME OF FLIGHT.SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER WAITING ON THE GROUND AT THE "MOOSE CAMP" FOR 3 HOURS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGAIN OPERATED AIRCRAFT N2694P IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY TO GALENA.DURING THIS ATTEMPT TO REACH GALENA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS "FLYING AROUND SOME WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL HEADING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF GALENA" WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DUE TO DEPLETION OF FUEL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON TUNDRA THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER, EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND COMING TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES NORTH WEST OF GALENA.

## 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 ANC11LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA100), Sep 8, 2011: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2694P), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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