# Accident 20220130002789A: Piper PA-18-150, Big Lake, AK, January 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 361 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130002789A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION:  PILOT WAS OUT CHECKING TRAP LINES. HE HAD RECENT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH THE LANDING LOCATION.  THE INTENT OF HIS APPROACH AND LANDING WAS TO ?DRAG? THE SKIS TO MARK A LANDING PATH AND TEST THE CONDITIONS OF THE SNOW.  THE TOUCHDOWN WAS PROTECTED FROM A RIDGE BUT ON ROLLOUT IT EXPOSED THE AIRPLANE TO A CROSSWIND. THE CROSSWIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A TREE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT THE WINGTIP CLIPPED THE TREE AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRCRAFT.

ROOT CAUSE:  THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO LAND A SKI PLANE WITH A CROSSWIND.

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## 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

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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