# Accident 20210515009749A: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, Gakona, AK, May 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Gakona, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3019° N, 145.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gakona, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3019&lon=-145.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5489H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5489H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210515009749A

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE, POWER BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AND ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, MIXTURE LEANED OUT, ENGINE WENT TO CUTOFF, FORCING A GLIDING EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SPARSELY WOODED AREA OF SMALL SPRUCE AND ALDER TREES. NO INJURIES.

MIXTURE CABLE FAILED INTERNALLY INSIDE OF THE CABLE HOUSING, 3-4" FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5489H (1)

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

- [Accident 20000927041859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927041859A), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA18105SPEC (N5489H), Slana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot has stated that he was making a low pass with aircraft equipped with 31" tundra tires over a unapproved runway that was covered with snow. His…

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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