Piper PA-18A accident near Akhiok, AK
On October 26, 2000, a Piper PA-18A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Akhiok, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 26, 2000
- Place
- Akhiok, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 57.790°N, 152.399°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001226X45469
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 26, 2000, about 1550 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18A airplane, N8162C, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a small lake, about 12 miles east of Akhiok, Alaska, located on Kodiak Island, at latitude 56 degrees, 51.063 minutes north, and longitude 153 degrees, 50.648 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The operator of the airplane was the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A State of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Fish and Wildlife Protection Pilot/Trooper, was conducting an aerial game patrol of Kodiak Island, and was flying southbound in the area of the accident. He reported he saw the accident airplane taxiing in a southwest direction from the northeast shoreline of a small lake. The lake has an hourglass shape, with the narrow portion of the lake located about 1/3 of the way from the southwest end of the lake. The trooper estimated the length of the lake as about 600 feet, with an area of shallow water at the narrowest point. He recognized the airplane as one that is based in Kodiak. The trooper reported that the wind was blowing from the northeast about 5 to 10 knots. He saw 4 to 5 inch waves on the surface of the lake, building against the southwestern shore. The trooper said he expected the airplane to taxi to the southwest and then depart toward the northeast. The trooper said that due to the small size of the lak
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and inadequate evaluation of weather conditions. Factors in the accident were a tailwind, and a short runway/landing area.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
