# Accident 20120902019829A: Piper PA-18-150, Deadhorse, AK, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 12:34 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1339° N, 149.4753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1339&lon=-149.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82016, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82016) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902019829A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURED 1234 LCL TIME.WX AT SCC @1153LCL WAS PASC 021953Z 06016KTS10SM OVC023 06/03 A2978 RMK A02 SLP085 T00560028NOTE: ACCIDENT OCCURED ABOUT 100 SM SOUTH OF SCC IN ATIGUN PASS.TELECON WITH PILOT STATED HE FOLLOWED ROAD THRU ATIGUN PASS DUE TO LOW CEILING AND THE ROAD CLIMBED FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAPABLE. HE STARTED A TURN AT ABOUT 50 AGL AND SHEARED THE MLG OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN. HE SAID THE CEILNG WAS 300 FT AND ABOUT 5 MILES VISIBILITY IS WHY HE FOLLOWED THE ROAD. HE USED THE WEATEHR CAM AT CHANDALAR SHELF AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.RECOMMEND REMEDIAL TRAINING AND THE MEDALION PA-18 SIMULATOR.

## 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 ANC12LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA097), Sep 2, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N82016), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering to reverse course.

## Other reports on N82016 (4)

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

- [Accident 20251015016559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251015016559A), Oct 15, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N82016), Reserve, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was performing full stop landing practice, on grass strip. During the fourth landing, he inadvertently applied the brakes prior to the tail wheel making…
- [Incident 19821015061869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015061869I), Oct 15, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N82016), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Lost control on landing roll, ran off into a ditch. Report wind gust caught aircraft. Five knot crosswind.
- [Accident 19820501013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501013469A), May 1, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N82016), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot claims whirlwind caught airplane and turned it into an irrigation ditch during roll out.
- [Accident 19800806037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806037799A), Aug 6, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82016), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Student lost control and instructor acted too late to prevent loss of directional control during 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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