# Accident 20130423026039A: Piper PA-18-135, Inlet, NY, April 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Inlet, NY
- Airport: Seventh Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7400° N, 74.7383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7400&lon=-74.7383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18JP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423026039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PLANNED TO MAKE ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDING. ON DOWNWIND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SURGES OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT LANDING APPROACH, BUT  DURING THE APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE  LOST ALL POWER.  THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH THE WATER FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND NOSED DOWN INTO SHALLOW WATER AT THE SHORELINE.

## 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 ERA13LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA211), Apr 23, 2013: Piper PA-18-135 (N18JP), Inlet, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.

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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