# Accident 20200822009789A: Piper PA-18A 150, Tok, AK, August 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1942° N, 142.5719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1942&lon=-142.5719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7468D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200822009789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING AT TOK IN VFR CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SIDEWAYS OFF RUNWAY, PIC ELECTED TO STAY ON GROUND AND RAN OFF INTO TREES., RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN SAME DIRECTION AS PREVIOUSLY ARRIVING TRAFFIC, REPORTED POSSIBLE QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 WPR20CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA287), Aug 22, 2020: Piper PA18 (N7468D), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with trees.

## Other reports on N7468D (1)

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

- [Accident 19980506012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980506012659A), May 6, 1998: Piper PA18A150 (N7468D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Blown off runway in gusty crosswind. Struck parked helicopter 60FT from runway. (.4)the private pilot stated that during landing with variable, 10 knot winds,…

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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