# Accident 20200228004099A: Piper PA-18-150, Big Lake, AK, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5347° N, 149.7989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5347&lon=-149.7989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7384D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7384D) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228004099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE DEPARTED WOLF LAKE AND FLEW TO BIG LAKE TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS.  PILOT HAD CARB HEAT TURNED ON DURING THE SECOND LANDING AND TURNED CARB HEAT OFF AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A TAKE-OFF.  ONCE AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN POWER BY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE AND CARB HEAT LEVERS.  PILOT CHOSE TO IMMEDIATELY SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY RATHER THAN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE GO AROUND.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY WHICH ARRESTED THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT'S MOMENTUM CAUSED IT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RUDDER, AND BOTH WINGS.

## 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 ANC20CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA030), Feb 29, 2020: Piper PA18 (N7384D), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, a precautionary landing, and impact with snow.

## Other reports on N7384D (2)

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

- [Incident 20170122004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170122004279I), Jan 22, 2017: Piper PA-18-150 (N7384D), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Landed on frozen lake covered in snow. Landed on wheels, not skis. Wheels dug in and aircraft nosed over with propeller strike. Only damage to aircraft was…
- [Incident 19960718034149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718034149I), Jul 18, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N7384D), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on approach to float pond one the pilot heard a loud bang, followed by a yaw and rapid rate of descent. The pilot was able to arrest the rate of…

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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