# Incident 19780526040499I: Piper PA28/, Anchorage, AK, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184W-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040499I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED RUNNWAY FIRST ON LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N6184W (2)

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

- [Accident 19810901053919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053919A), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N6184W), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot claims downdraft off end of runway caused aircraft to crash short of runway during landing.
- [Accident 19810214003909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003909A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA28* (N6184W), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Struck rutted ice on takeoff roll. Over-controlled rudder. Ran off runway, hit taxiway light.

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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