# Accident 20111010026949A: Piper PA-18, Talkeetna, AK, October 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2011, 21:35 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Mcdougal Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9089° N, 150.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9089&lon=-150.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124GS) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111010026949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DOING OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR ON YENTINA RIVER. PILOT KNEW ABOUT UP-ROOTED TREE STUMP NEAR LANDING AREA.PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY SUN FLASH OF WATER, RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH UP-ROOTED TREE STUMP. RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGE AND DAMAGE INTO RIBS AND OUTBOARD END OF AFT SPAR.PILOT RECOVERED CONTROL AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ANC12CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA003), Oct 10, 2011: Piper PA-18 (N124GS), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate clearance from a tree during an off-airport landing.

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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