# Accident 20180815014269A: Piper PA-18-150, Trading Bay, AK, August 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2018, 14:45 local time
- Place: Trading Bay, AK
- Airport: Trading Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5889° N, 152.1619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5889&lon=-152.1619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4165Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4165Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA520) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014269A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN LANDED NEAR KUSTATAN RIVER, JUST NORTH OF TRADING BAY.  ON ROLLOUT, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND VEERED INTO BRUSH ON LEFT SIDE OF STRIP, DAMAGING  LEFT WING AND STRUT AND FUSELAGE.   AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON STOP, DAMAGING PROPELLOR AND ENGINE.

## 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 GAA18CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA520), Aug 15, 2018: Piper PA18 (N4165Z), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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