# Accident 20220227002929A: Piper PA-18-135, Wasilla, AK, February 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2022, 12:32 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wolf Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6393° N, 149.2876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6393&lon=-149.2876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99640-2023-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220227002929A

## Narrative

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

33. PERSON ACTING AS PILOT (NOT CERTIFICATED) WAS CONDUCTING THE INITIAL FLIGHT AFTER HIS EXTENSIVE REPAIRS AND REASSEMBLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL, HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HE STATED THAT HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM BOTH, TO LEFT, THEN RIGHT, THEN BACK TO BOTH. HE STATED HE HAD TO REDUCE THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, HITTING THE GROUND AND THEN CONTINUING UNTIL STRIKING A HANGAR/HOME PORCH POST, COMING TO REST AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING. NO POST CRASH FIRE. ONLY MINOR INJURY TO THE SOLO PERSON ACTING AS PILOT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC22LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA020), Feb 27, 2022: Piper PA-18-135 (N99640), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N99640 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210716010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210716010769A), Jul 16, 2021: Piper PA-18-135 (N99640), Chelatna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot departed wolf lake airport(4AK6) with one passenger, enroute to an approximately 750' long private Airstrip at Chelatna Lake. Calm winds and clear skies.…

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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