# Accident 19830523020659A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, May 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Campbell Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1794° N, 149.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1794&lon=-149.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2797P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2797P-2011-11-23) (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 O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523020659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING COMING DOWN SECOND TIME ON RIGHT FLOAT WHICH DUG INTO WATER CAUSING AIRPLANE TO INVERT.

## 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 ANC83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA079), May 23, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N2797P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2797P (1)

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

- [Accident 19831010054089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010054089A), Oct 10, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N2797P), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft entered downdraft after takeoff and descended into ground causing substantial damage.

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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