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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Paxson, AK · August 12, 2013

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Date: August 12, 2013 · 13:25 local
Place: Paxson, AK
Airport: Paxson
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N44RT
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 397 total183 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N44RTRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8927 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approx 12:20 pm aircraft took off from round tangle lake enroute to anchorage. At approx 12:40 aircraft experienced a loss of power, in which the engine appeared to go to idle RPM. Pilot advanced throttle to full with little to no response from the engine. Pilot switched tanks and began looking for a suitable landing area. Aircraft landed in the tundra and flipped onto it's back. No injuries to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROX 12:20 PM AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ROUND TANGLE LAKE ENROUTE TO ANCHORAGE. AT APPROX 12:40 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, IN WHICH THE ENGINE APPEARED TO GO TO IDLE RPM. PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE TO FULL WITH LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE TUNDRA AND FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

Other reports on N44RT · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020308004199IForced/Precautionary Landing · Anchorage, AK(-23) On March 8, 2002, Piper PA-18, N44RT departed lake Hood. At approximately 100 feet the engine started running rough. Pilot nancy lathrop elected to land. Upon landing, the left drag strut broke; the aircraft was held upright by the safety cable.…Mar 8, 2002 · Minor damage Incident 19780326010449ILevel Off Touchdown · Anchorage, AKPilot practicing touch and go landings touched down hard, veered off the runway and into a snowbank.Mar 26, 1978 · Minor damage