# Incident 20130218002659I: Piper PA-18-150, Port Alsworth, AK, February 18, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2013, 12:35 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70714) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218002659I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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