# Accident 20210929016869A: Piper PA-18-150, Willow, AK, September 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2021, 10:25 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7470° N, 150.0616° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7470&lon=-150.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9724P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9724P) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,429 total, 959 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210929016869A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ATTEMPT, AFTER AERIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE LANDING AREA, WHEN THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE LANDING UPHILL HE CRESTED A SMALL HILL WITH TOO MUCH SPEED, INITIATED A GO AROUND, GOT AIRBORNE, AND THEN HIT THE LANDING GEAR ON THE NEXT HILL, THEREBY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, COMING TO A REST ON ITS BACK.  NO INJURIES. PROP STRIKE OCCURRED AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL AND BOTH RIGHT WING STRUTS. THE WINGS APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED.

## 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 ANC21LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA098), Sep 29, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N9724P), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance to terrain following a go-around.

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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