# Accident 20160816014489A: Piper PA-18-150, Stariski Beach, AK, August 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2016, 12:15 local time
- Place: Stariski Beach, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8008° N, 151.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8008&lon=-151.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8097N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 818 total, 239 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160816014489A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 16 @ APPROXIMATELY 1200 HRS, WHILE RETURNING FROM MCARTHUR FLATS, WITH NO PASSENGER, PILOT LANDED ON THE BEACH NEAR STARISKI RIVER OUTLET.

THE WEATHER WAS PARTLY CLOUDY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WIND. THE BEACH WAS SMOOTH.  PILOT MADE A GOOD 3 POINT LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRIFTWOOD TREE ON THE BEACH A WITH THE LEFT WING.  PILOT HAD SEEN THE TREE BUT A BRANCH FROM THE TREE  WASN?T APPARENT.  IT CAUGHT THE LEFT WING AND SPUN THE PLANE AROUND (GROUND LOOP). THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT.

## 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 GAA16CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA436), Aug 16, 2016: Piper PA18 (N8097N), Anchor Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while landing on a coastal beach.

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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