# Accident 19850523023259A: Piper PA18A150, Anchorage, AK, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 17:38 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2205° N, 149.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2205&lon=-149.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7786D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7786D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523023259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN PILOTS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE DURING ROLLOUT. FUSELAGE TWISTED AND PROPELLER BENT.

## 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 ANC85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA086), May 24, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N7786D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7786D (1)

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

- [Accident 19950829027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950829027099A), Aug 29, 1995: Piper PA18A150 (N7786D), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing in crosswind at lodge strip. Reported right gear failed due corrosion. None found.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.