# Accident 20180625008579A: Piper PA-18 105, Cantwell, AK, June 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2018, 08:53 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.5664° N, 148.8158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.5664&lon=-148.8158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (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-18 105
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 108 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625008579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON AN UNDEVELOPED RUNWAY TO WAIT OUT A PASSING STORM CELL.  WHILE ON LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP AND BECAME AIRBORNE.  PILOT INCREASED POWER FOR A GO AROUND AND WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A FRONTAL OBSTACLE, PILOT DIPPED RIGHT WING AND STRUCK THE TOP OF AN UNOBSERVED 8 FT. HIGH POST APPROX 1 FT. IN FROM THE WING TIP.

THE INERTIA CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 270 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACT THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PROP, LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 GAA18CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA376), Jun 25, 2018: Piper PA 18 (N249T), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a post during a go-around following a landing on unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N249T (3)

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

- [Accident 20260617008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617008649A), Jun 17, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Petersville, AK, Substantial damage. PIC narrative: "While climbing on the tokositna glacier toward rising terrain, I observed a decreasing indicated airspeed. A light downslope wind from the…
- [Incident 20260102002879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260102002879I), Jan 2, 2026: Piper PA-18 105 (N249T), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed at an unpaved airstrip, in the snow, to the northeast. There was a layer of loose snow over the top of groomed snow, at a slight angle relative to…
- [Accident 19790801019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801019509A), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA18 (N249T), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on beach. Wheel hit soft sand. Acft flipped over.

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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