# Accident 20130903019069A: Piper PA-18-150, Rainy Pass, AK, September 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rainy Pass, AK
- Airport: Rainy Pass Lodge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0792° N, 153.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0792&lon=-153.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40205 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 675 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130903019069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT DEPARTURE ON A NARROW RIDGE WITH ROUGH TERRAIN. DURING ROTATION THE CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT INTO ROUGHER TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOW SPOT CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN BOUNCING AND THE RH WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE FOLLOWED BY THE LH WING. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT WHO WAS WEARING A HELMET SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER HAD A MINOR INJURY TO THE FACE.

THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS BEING CLOSED AND THE FILE TRANSFERRED TO THE ANCHORAGE FSDO FOR A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION.

## 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 ANC13CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA092), Sep 3, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N40205), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from a remote, rough landing site in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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