# Accident 20120706013389A: Piper PA-18-150, Skwentna, AK, July 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2012, 14:28 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6506° N, 151.3153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6506&lon=-151.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623JE) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706013389A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC OVERFLEW A GRAVEL BAR ON THE TALCHULITNA RIVER WITH THE INTENT ON LANDING TO FISH. THE BAR LOOKED GOOD AND HE LANDED. ON HIS ROLL OUT HE VENTURED TOO FAR TO THE GRASSY SIDE OF THE BAR WHEN THE LEFT GEAR DROPPED INTO A HOLE HIDDEN IN THE GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT, HITTING A STUMP AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ANC12CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA069), Jul 6, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N623JE), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.