# Accident 20130507008789A: Piper PA-18-150, Willow, AK, May 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9500° N, 149.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9500&lon=-149.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8899Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8899Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 418 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130507008789A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS FLYING NORTH OF WILLOW ALASKA WHEN HIS ENGINE LOST POWER. HE TURNED INTO THE WIND AND MADE A FORCED LANDING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, THIS FORCED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.

THE PILOT BELIEVES CARBURETOR ICING MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE.

## 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 ANC13CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA044), May 7, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N8899Y), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use continuous carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in the development of carburetor ice and a subsequent partial loss of…

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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