# Accident 20190827019119A: Piper PA-18-150, Kenai, AK, August 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Off Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9417° N, 151.9611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9417&lon=-151.9611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7184B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7184B) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,082 total, 807 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827019119A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED KENAI AIRPORT AT 22:53Z WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AND A LIGHT LOAD CONSISTING OF: A TENT, SLEEPING BAG, TWO FIREARMS AND SURVIVAL GEAR.  WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH SMOKE REPORTED.  THE PILOT FLEW ACROSS COOK INLET AT 4500 FEET AND DIRECT TO AN OFF-AIRFIELD LANDING AREA ON THE KUSTATAN RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 35 STATUTE MILES NORTHWEST OF KENAI.  THE PILOT HAD FLOWN INTO THE UNIMPROVED STRIP NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND SPENT SEVERAL HOURS BRUSHING IT OUT IN PREPARATION FOR A HUNTING BASE CAMP.  THE LANDING AREA REMAINED QUITE ROUGH WITH SEVERAL DIPS AND BUMPS.

THE PILOT SET UP THE LANDING TO THE SOUTH AND INTO AN APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOT HEADWIND.  THE PILOT LANDED HARD, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LINE THE AIRCRAFT UP WITH THE RUNWAY IN HOPES TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND MANEUVER,  BUT IMPACTED BRUSH AND A SMALL (APPROX. 4") BIRCH TREE WITH THE LEFT LEADING EDGE WING, APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM INITIAL TOUCH DOWN POINT.

## 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 GAA19CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA515), Aug 27, 2019: Piper PA18 (N7184B), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent loss of directional control and impact with a tree.

## Other reports on N7184B (2)

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

- [Accident 20180913013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180913013489A), Sep 13, 2018: Piper PA-18-150 (N7184B), Drift River, AK, Substantial damage. The following statement was from the pilots NTSB report. I checked ATIS and departed kenai airport 9/13/2018, at 10:40 a.m. with full fuel. Weather was clear.…
- [Accident 20160827022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827022929A), Aug 27, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N7184B), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Landing area was wet and vegetated, wheels dug in and caused aircraft to nose over, resulting in aircraft settling upside down.

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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