# NTSB Accident ANC02LA116
> **Piper PA-18** · 2002-09-05 · NIKOLAI, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02LA116
- **Event ID:** 20020917X02632
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-09-05
- **Location:** NIKOLAI, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.84, -154.036666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N2410P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain while taxiing for takeoff, which precipitated an on ground collision with a tree stump.  Factors contributing to the accident were soft terrain and the presence of tree stumps.

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