# Accident 20220902015249A: Piper PA-18-150, Clear, AK, September 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2022, 21:05 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2052° N, 147.5605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2052&lon=-147.5605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119CC) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220902015249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LINED UP FOR TAKE OFF WITH THE SUN IN HIS EYES. HE BELEIVED HE WAS GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE LANDING STRIP, BUT WAS NOT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE STRIP TO THE RIGHT, IMPACTED BRUSH AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA070), Sep 3, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N119CC), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain centerline in dusk light conditions which resulted in impact with trees.

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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