# Accident 20140816015489A: Piper PA-18-150, Skwentna, AK, August 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9298° N, 151.7294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9298&lon=-151.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83422, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83422) (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: 850 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816015489A

## Narrative

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

NOTIFIED BY ROC @ 1945Z THAT PIPER PA-18 N83422 DID A HARD LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR NEAR SKWENTNA, AK.

N61.52.605 W151.23.805

AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (L/H & R/H GEAR FITTING LONGERON AREA. AND WILL BE AIRLIFTED FROM THE SITE. 2 SOULS ON BOARD NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC14CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA066), Aug 16, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N83422), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path for landing, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with terrain.

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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