# Accident 20180602006849A: Piper PA-18-150, Wasilla, AK, June 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2018, 10:25 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Lawrence Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4933° N, 149.7030° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4933&lon=-149.7030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602006849A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INITIATED THE FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSES OF A LOCAL FLY IN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 55AK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT AND UPON INSPECTION STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD 1/2 TANK AND THE LEFT 1/4. THE PILOT PUT 5 GALLONS OF AV GAS IN THE LEFT WING TO BRING IT TO AN EVEN AMOUNT. THE FUEL CAME FROM A PRIVATE SOURCE ON THE PILOTS PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH THE PILOT STATED WAS PROPERLY FILTERED.

THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. BEFORE TAKEOFF THE PILOT COMPLETED A RUN-UP CHECK WHICH AS SYSTEMS CHECK OUT NOMINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROX. 200 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "SPUTTER". THE PILOT IMMIDIATLY TURNED BACK AROUND TO TRY AND LAND BACK AT 55AK BUT ALTITUDE WAS NOT SUFFICIANT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TREES ON THE GROUND.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO LIBERATE HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED.

SEE PTRS 201803250 AND TRIGGERED PTRS 201803306

## 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 ANC18LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA040), Jun 2, 2018: Piper PA 18-150 (N624MW), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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