# Accident 20120212001729A: Piper PA-18-135, Glacier, WA, February 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Glacier, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7589° N, 121.8336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7589&lon=-121.8336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1155C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1155C-2012-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,071 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120212001729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DROPING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO SOME INJURED AND STRANDED SNOWMOBILERS AT ABOUT THE 8300 FT. LEVEL ON MT. BAKER. AFTER THE DROP HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND BANKED SLIGHTLY LEFT HEADING AWAY FROM TERRAIN. HE ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE A DOWNDRAFT AT THIS TIME  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WITH THE LEFT WING SLIGHTLY LOW. HE QUICKLY LOWERED THE NOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE WINGS.THE LEFT WING DROPPED FURTHER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WITH LITTLE RESPONSE FROM THE CONTROLS HE LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED THE SNOWY GLACIER IN A DOWNHILL AND WESTERLY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCH DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE GLACIER, UPSIDE DOWN, AND FACING EAST.

## 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 WPR12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA102), Feb 12, 2012: Piper PA-18-135 (N1155C), Concrete, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain and maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain while maneuvering.

## Other reports on N1155C (1)

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

- [Incident 20070307001909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070307001909I), Mar 7, 2007: Piper PA18135 (N1155C), Everett, WA, Minor damage. (-23) While conducting touch and goes on runway 16L aircraft veered off the right side of the runway striking a runway and taxiway sign. Pilot stated that he…

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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