# Accident 19850403049219A: Piper L21B, Excursion Inlet, AK, April 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Excursion Inlet, AK
- Airport: Homeshore Logging
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.4214° N, 135.4367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excursion Inlet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4214&lon=-135.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27036, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27036) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L21B
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 90 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403049219A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT IN VARIABLE GUSTING WINDS. WENT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA106), Apr 4, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N27036), Excursion Inlet, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N27036 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960617014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617014569A), Jun 17, 1996: Piper PA18135 (N27036), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Biennial flight review. CFI made landing on mud flat. View obstructed. Saw water ahead. Hit brakes nose over.
- [Incident 19880929053969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929053969I), Sep 29, 1988: Piper L21B (N27036), Petersburg, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on touch down on hitting puddle on sandbar. Veered and rolled upside down. Conflict on injury reports.

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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