# Accident 20150419006979A: Piper PA-18A 150, Nondalton, AK, April 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Airport: Nondalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9803° N, 154.8394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9803&lon=-154.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2894Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2894Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 450 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150419006979A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN PLANNED LANDING AT NONDALTON TO TRANFER FUEL. AIRMAN ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDS AND TURBULENCE WHILE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT. AFTER TRANSFERING FUEL, THE AIRMAN WALKED THE RUNWAY TO EVALUATE THE WINDS. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO TAKE OFF DESPITE WIND CONCERNS. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN STRONG GUST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE GUST WAS SO STRONG AND SUDDEN THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT BEFORE HE FOUND HIMSELF UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DITCH.

## 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 ANC15CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA022), Apr 19, 2015: Piper PA 18A 150 (N2894Z), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off with a gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N2894Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19831216061469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061469A), Dec 16, 1983: Piper PA18 (N2894Z), Sterling, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into freezing rain and engine would not continue running. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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