# Accident 20140711011729A: Piper PA-18-150, Prudhoe Bay, AK, July 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.3589° N, 148.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3589&lon=-148.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3971Z-2019-03-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711011729A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO COUNTER ACT BUT DID NOT HELP, PILOT APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM STILL. POWER WAS PULLED BACK TO TRY AND STOP AND AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING,  LEFT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

PTRS - AL01201402293

## 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 ANC14CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA053), Jul 11, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N3971Z), Prudhoe Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and attempted go-around, resulting in contact with terrain and a ground loop.

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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