# Accident 20120509008829A: Piper PA-18-150, Chelle Lake, AK, May 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Chelle Lake, AK
- Airport: Chelle Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1919° N, 144.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1919&lon=-144.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999JV) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509008829A

## Narrative

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

UPON TAKEOFF, PILOT HEARD A THUMP. AFTER LANDING AT INTENDED DESTINATION, PILOT FOUND RUDDER DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC12CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA037), May 10, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N999JV), Gakona, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in variable wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane striking an object after takeoff.

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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