# Incident 19800320034099I: Piper PA18135, Gulkana, AK, March 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1299C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299C-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 150 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/19800320034099I

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON ABORTED LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING AFTER NEXT LANDING.

## Other reports on N1299C (1)

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

- [Accident 19920915036689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915036689A), Sep 15, 1992: Piper PA18135 (N1299C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust raised wing on water takeoff. Low wing hit rough lake water. Cartwheeled. Wind and wave factor.

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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