# Accident 20120921020129A: Piper PA-18-150, Port Alsworth, AK, September 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1386° N, 154.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1386&lon=-154.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3802Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3802Z) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 83 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921020129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS ON A MOUNTAIN TOP DURING THE TAKE OFF PHASE. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG RIGHT CROSSWIND. PILOT TRIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO. LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, AND SLIDE PARTIALLY DOWN THE MOUNTIAN.

## 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 ANC12CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA110), Sep 21, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N3802Z), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions from an off-airport site, which resulted in a collision with terrain and a nose over.

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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