61.2135° N, 149.8447° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 6, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98328
Reported as
Piper PA11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total80 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wind drifted aircraft near edge of runway on landing. Braked to prevent hitting a runway light. Nosed up.
As the FAA filed it
WIND DRIFTED AIRCRAFT NEAR EDGE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. BRAKED TO PREVENT HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT. NOSED UP.