# Accident 20130930021099A: Piper PA-18-150, Wasilla, AK, September 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: None
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5919° N, 149.3586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5919&lon=-149.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40579, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40579) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,840 total, 4,590 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930021099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHICH IS A SUBDIVISION STREET NEXT TO THE PILOTS HOME IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN LIFT AND WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR PILOT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO RUNNING OUT OF ROAD.  AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE WEST (LEFT) AND CONTACTED THE GROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF AN AUDIO/VIDEO BUSINESS PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE SUBDIVISION.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, CONTACTING A LIGHT POLE WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE TRAFFIC LANES OF SEWARD MERIDIAN HIGHWAY.  PILOT STATED THAT THE WINGS HAD HEAVY FROST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF AND HE HAD NOT PROPERLY CLEARED THE FROST FROM THE WINGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF.  IIC OBSERVED HEAVY FROST REMAINING ON THE WINGS APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES AFTER THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC13CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA107), Sep 30, 2013: Piper PA 18-150 (N40579), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight inspection, and failure to remove heavy frost from the airplane prior to attempting a takeoff.

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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