# Accident 20150720013269A: Piper PA-18A 150, Beluga Lake, AK, July 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2015, 14:50 local time
- Place: Beluga Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9197° N, 159.4898° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9197&lon=-159.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total, 672 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150720013269A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED HE MADE SEVERAL SURVEYS OF THE CLEARING HE INTENDED TO LAND ON BY BELUGA LAKE AT 700' AGL.  AFTER MAKING MULTIPLE LOW APPROACHES HE DECIDED TO LAND.  PIC STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK SOME BUSHES ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE CLEARING, AND THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK SOMETHING THAT FORCED THE TAIL INTO THE AIR AND CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE CLEARING.

PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.  PIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE, LEFT WINGTIP, AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, AND IN THE EMPENNAGE AREA.

## 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 ANC15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA059), Jul 20, 2015: Piper PA 18A 150 (N2868P), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with insufficient obstacle clearance. The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N2868P (1)

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

- [Incident 20120930021609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120930021609I), Sep 30, 2012: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2868P), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. During an instructional flight, the flight instructor (CFI) was evaluating a student for re-solo. During the landing roll out the aircraft experienced a slight…

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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