# Accident 20190904012539A: Piper PA-18-150, Knik Glacier, AK, September 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2019, 17:44 local time
- Place: Knik Glacier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3100° N, 148.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3100&lon=-148.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19GB) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 17 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA538) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190904012539A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AN OFF AIRPORT STRIP OF THE KNIK RIVER TO A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A LOW PASS IN SEQUENCE BEHIND ANOTHER PA-18.  ON TURN TO FINAL, THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT FORCED THE SECOND AIRCRAFT TO CONDUCT AN EVASIVE MANEUVER.  THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE AND CAME TO REST WINGS LEVEL ON THE GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 GAA19CA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA538), Sep 5, 2019: Piper PA18 (N19GB), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N19GB (1)

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

- [Incident 20140827016039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140827016039I), Aug 27, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N19GB), Stephan Lake Lo, AK, Minor damage. PIC was accomplishing a ?wheel landing? And touched down on the main landing gear with the tailwheel still in the air. As the aircraft approached taxi speed…

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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