# Accident 19810512023889A: Piper PA18150, Tacoma, WA, May 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,252 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AND WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA81DYE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE27), May 12, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N82566), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19790922051009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922051009I), Sep 22, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82566), Gig Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown

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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