OpenAirDocs.org

20141008020179A

Accident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Yakataga, AK · October 8, 2014

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
October 8, 2014 · 18:00 local
Place
Yakataga, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82448
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC15CA002
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
28,115 total16,262 in this make and model264 in the last 90 days
N82448Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909099 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During an off airport landing a strong gust of wind hit the right wing which lowered the left wing into brush which caused the the aircraft to spin around and the right wing then contacted trees and brush.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING A STRONG GUST OF WIND HIT THE RIGHT WING WHICH LOWERED THE LEFT WING INTO BRUSH WHICH CAUSED THE THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND THE RIGHT WING THEN CONTACTED TREES AND BRUSH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC15CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCordova, AKThe pilots decision to land and failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.Oct 9, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N82448 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20210922012909ATaxi · Yakutat, AKPilot is a guide and was transporting a bear hunter to a hunting location along the beach. The pilot had spotted a dead whale that had washed onto the shore. The wind was gusting over 30 knots, a crosswind to landing direction. Pilot landed high on the shore.…Sep 22, 2021 · Substantial damageAccident 20110829019049ATakeoff: Climb Out · Cordova, AKOn August 29, 2011 at approximately 1600 hrs. Local time a Piper model PA-18 aircraft sustained substantial damage following a complete loss of engine power during take-off initial climb. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were not injured in the…Aug 29, 2011 · Substantial damage