# Accident 20140904016619A: Piper PA-18-135, North Pole, AK, September 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2014, 21:10 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Lakloey Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8219° N, 147.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8219&lon=-147.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2158A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2158A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 250 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140904016619A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL IN GROUND EFFECT A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. UNABLE TO CORRECT OR TAKE OFF AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

PTRS # 201402811

PILOT WAS COUNSELLED.

## 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 ANC14CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA074), Sep 5, 2014: Piper PA 18-135 (N2158A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a runway excursion 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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