# Accident 20230822014509A: Piper PA-18, Skwentna, AK, August 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8780° N, 151.3459° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8780&lon=-151.3459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4111Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,950 total, 520 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230822014509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING THE SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE INTO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 15 NM SOUTHWEST OF SKWENTA TO CHECK ON A CABIN PROPERTY FOR A FRIEND.  WHILE TAXI AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A RUT IN THE RUNWAY THAT WAS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY TALL GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT EGRESSED UNINJURED.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE WINDSHILED, PROPELLER, RUDDER AND A WING STRUT.

## 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 ANC23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA064), Aug 22, 2023: Piper PA-18 (N4111Z), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to taxi the airplane through tall grass without visual reference to the surface which obscured uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N4111Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20070526007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070526007809A), May 26, 2007: Piper PA18 (N4111Z), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot completed clearing pass along the left side of the field, in the direction of intended landing. At approximately 75 mph, the pilot commenced a…

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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