# Incident 19790922051009I: Piper PA18150, Gig Harbor, WA, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Industrial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3367° N, 122.5984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gig Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3367&lon=-122.5984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82566, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82566) (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 PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 6 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/19790922051009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN

## Other reports on N82566 (3)

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

- [Accident 20200804014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200804014579A), Aug 4, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N82566), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Pic/aircraft flew from fai to iys with no issues. Aircraft landed at iys to refuel enroute to sxq. After refueling, the PIC taxied to runway 04 for departure.…
- [Incident 19870614051519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614051519I), Jun 14, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N82566), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aborted water takeoff when the aircraft did not leave the surface. Ran into the shore. Unusual wind conditions.
- [Accident 19810512023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023889A), May 12, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N82566), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll and wing was substantially damaged.

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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