# Accident 20201202017759A: Piper/Gerbi Charles R PA 18-150, Juneau, AK, December 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2020, 16:12 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4900C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4900C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Gerbi Charles R PA 18-150 (registry code 7101851, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-gerbi-charles-r-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER/GERBI CHARLES R PA 18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201202017759A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED N4900C AT JNU SHORTLY AFTER 4 PM IN STRONG WINDS WITH NO ISSUE. DURING TAXI, A STRONG CROSSWIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL UNSUCCESSFULLY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THROWN FROM THE TAXIWAY INTO AN ADJACENT DRAINAGE DITCH RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA008), Dec 3, 2020: Piper PA18 (N4900C), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi in strong crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with a ditch.

## Other reports on N4900C (1)

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

- [Accident 20230910014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230910014769A), Sep 10, 2023: Piper/Gerbi Charles R PA 18-150 (N4900C), Excursion Inlet, AK, Substantial damage. The airman stated he departed his cabin near gustavus and was enroute to endicott river wilderness area. He crashed into the mountainside approximately 10…

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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