# Accident 20210922012909A: Piper PA-18-150, Yakutat, AK, September 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2021, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FOJC
- Location: 60.0952° N, 142.8183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0952&lon=-142.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82448) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 29,500 total, 11,600 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922012909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IS A GUIDE AND WAS TRANSPORTING A BEAR HUNTER TO A HUNTING LOCATION ALONG THE BEACH. THE PILOT HAD SPOTTED A DEAD WHALE THAT HAD WASHED ONTO THE SHORE. THE WIND WAS GUSTING OVER 30 KNOTS, A CROSSWIND TO LANDING DIRECTION. PILOT LANDED HIGH ON THE SHORE. OFF AIRPORT LANDING. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO A PARKING SPOT TO OFF LOAD. SWIRLING WIND ENCOUNTERED, WIND DIRECTION CHANGED RAPIDLY 180 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITH THE RAPID CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. AS THE WIND MOVED FROM THE FRONT BACK TO THE SIDE THE LOST OF SUDDEN LIFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT WING TIP FIRST, THE IMPACT BROKE THE LANDING GEAR FOLLOWED BY PROP STRIKE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXISTED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. PILOT ESTIMATES WIND SPEEDS WERE GREATER THAN 40 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN FOR OVER NIGHT STAY. HELICOPTER MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO TSIU LODGE. AIRCRAFT WAS QUICKLY REPAIRED FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO YAKUTAT FOR MORE COMPLETE REPAIRS.

## 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 ANC21LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA099), Sep 23, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing in gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N82448 (2)

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

- [Accident 20141008020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008020179A), Oct 8, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. During an off airport landing a strong gust of wind hit the right wing which lowered the left wing into brush which caused the the aircraft to spin around and…
- [Accident 20110829019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829019049A), Aug 29, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N82448), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. On August 29, 2011 at approximately 1600 hrs. Local time a Piper model PA-18 aircraft sustained substantial damage following a complete loss of engine power…

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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