# Incident 19810529039069I: Piper PA20135, Anchorage, AK, May 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1981, 20:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2698A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698A-2018-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529039069I

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP BENT AND RIGHT WINGTIP WAS CRUSHED.

## Other reports on N2698A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750727021819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750727021819A), Jul 27, 1975: Piper PA20135 (N2698A), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Gusting 20K.

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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