# Accident 20121020023449A: Piper PA-18-125, Cordova, AK, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2414° N, 147.0444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2414&lon=-147.0444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3360P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3360P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-125
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,608 total, 442 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020023449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LINED UP WITH THE SMALL DIRT STRIP, ON ROLL OUT THE SUN BLOCKED SOME OF THE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN. AT 400 FEET DOWN THE STRIP THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED AN ALDER BRUSH WHICH FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG AROUND TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BRUSH.

## 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 ANC13CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA006), Oct 20, 2012: Piper PA-18-125 (N3360P), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain 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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