# Incident 19870418019589I: Piper PA18A150, Eureka, AK, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Nelchina Glacier
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3290Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total, 19,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418019589I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A SNOW PACKED SURFACE.  LEFT SKI BROKE AFTER CONTACTING A SOFT SPOT.  LEFT GEAR BENT.

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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