# Incident 19820315013109I: Piper PA18150, North Pole, AK, March 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7592° N, 147.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (95Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7592&lon=-147.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7869D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820315013109I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. MADE HARD LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD. COLLAPSED  GEAR. CARBURETOR NEEDLE CLIP LOOSE.

## Other reports on N7869D (2)

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

- [Accident 19810815058269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815058269A), Aug 15, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N7869D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Heavy, wet snow on airframe. Tried to depart from a sand bar, struck an embankment prior to liftoff.
- [Accident 19780826025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826025389A), Aug 26, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N7869D), Jarvis Creek, AK, Substantial damage. 750FT strip,wind gusting 30K.

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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