# Incident 20120905023319I: Piper PA-18A 150, Nenana, AK, September 5, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QOFA
- Location: 64.5473° N, 149.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NENANA MUNI (ENN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5473&lon=-149.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120905023319I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR AIRSTRIP THE PILOT DRAGGED HIS LANDING GEAR THROUGH SOME BRUSH CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF LIFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING INTO THE TREES.PILOT STATED A SLIGHT DOWNDRAFT KEPT HIM FROM CLEARING THE BRUSH DURING DEPARTURE. THE PILOT HAD BEEN USING THIS AIRSTRIP MANY TIMES BEFORE AND HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE USING THIS PARTICULAR AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N3771P (2)

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

- [Accident 19820917049879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917049879A), Sep 17, 1982: Piper PA18 (N3771P), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed floatplane in a river in a downwind direction. Airplane flipped over. No current biennial or medical.
- [Accident 19790506012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506012599A), May 6, 1979: Piper PA18 (N3771P), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed. Made water takeoff in strong gusty wind. Aircraft stalled at about 50 feet. Right wing hit water.

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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