# Accident 20150703011439A: Piper PA-18A 150, Wasilla, AK, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 13:08 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Tidewater Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5022° N, 149.5945° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5022&lon=-149.5945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9189D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9189D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 250 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703011439A

## Narrative

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

OVERHAULED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED AND PILOT WAS MAKING BREAK-IN FLIGHTS. TOOK OFF AND REMAINED IN PATTERN, LANDED AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS, ETC. TOOK OFF AND WHILE AT 1400 FT IN PATTERN ENGINE STARTING RUNNING ROUGH. LANDED AND INSPECTED, SUMPED TANKS, CHECKED MAGS, ETC. NO ISSUES NOTED. TOOK OFF TO WEST AND AT END OF RUNWAY AT 300 FT ENGINE SPUTTERED, SWITCHED TANKS AND APPLIED CARB HEAT, NO HELP. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ATTEMPTED TO REACH NEARBY GOLF COURSE. AIRCRAFT ENTERED TREES AND STALLED AT ABOUT 35 MPH AT 30' AGL. PUSHED NOSE OVER AND CRASHED INTO GROUND. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT HIT RIGHT WING LOW AND FOLDED THE RIGHT WING UNDER FUSELAGE, MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF.

## 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 ANC15LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA044), Jul 3, 2015: Piper PA-18 (N9189D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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