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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Port Alsworth, AK · February 18, 2013

Date
February 18, 2013 · 12:35 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N70714
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The Alaska state trooper involved in the incident stated the following;

At approximately 1230 hours, I landed to the north on this airstrip and came to a complete stop. I proceeded to slowly taxi forward and turn to the right with proper wind corrections for a north east wind. I was on hard crust snow which seemed to be providing some resistance. Upon reaching approximately 90 degrees on my turn the tail of the super cub abruptly rose and turned another 45 degrees to the right as the propeller started striking the ground. I turned off the electronics and fuel flow while exiting from the aircraft. I was not injured during the incident. The super cub had come to a rest on the nose cone and lower cowling supported by both gears without the wings touching the ground. At this time I estimated a 20MPH wind from the north west. The rear of the aircraft was facing directly into the wind.

As the FAA filed it

THE ALASKA STATE TROOPER INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT STATED THE FOLLOWING;

AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS, I LANDED TO THE NORTH ON THIS AIRSTRIP AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY TAXI FORWARD AND TURN TO THE RIGHT WITH PROPER WIND CORRECTIONS FOR A NORTH EAST WIND. I WAS ON HARD CRUST SNOW WHICH SEEMED TO BE PROVIDING SOME RESISTANCE. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES ON MY TURN THE TAIL OF THE SUPER CUB ABRUPTLY ROSE AND TURNED ANOTHER 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AS THE PROPELLER STARTED STRIKING THE GROUND. I TURNED OFF THE ELECTRONICS AND FUEL FLOW WHILE EXITING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. I WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE SUPER CUB HAD COME TO A REST ON THE NOSE CONE AND LOWER COWLING SUPPORTED BY BOTH GEARS WITHOUT THE WINGS TOUCHING THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME I ESTIMATED A 20MPH WIND FROM THE NORTH WEST. THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND.