# Accident 20130907021089A: Piper PA-18-150, Montana Creek, AK, September 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Montana Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0944° N, 149.6803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0944&lon=-149.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4483Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4483Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 462 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130907021089A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 ALASKA LOCAL TIME AT MONTANA CREEK AIRCRAFT N4483Z, PA18 CRASHED ON LANDING ON LAND AND CAME TO REST, SUBMERGED IN LAKE.

ACCORDING THE PILOT STATEMENT, HEADWIND AND WIND SHIFT CAUSE DISRUPTION OF THE LANDING ALIGNMENT.THE PILOT WENT ON TO SAY THAT IF SHE HAD TO DO OVER SHE WOULD MAKE THE DECISION TO GO AROUND EARLIER THAN SHE DID.

THE PILOT HAS OVER 600 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF COMPETENCE, AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ANC13CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA096), Sep 8, 2013: Piper PA 18-150 (N4483Z), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to go-around, which resulted in a collision with water.

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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