# Incident 19870503036849I: Piper PA20, Anchorage, AK, May 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7475K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7475K-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870503036849I

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE ON LANDING ROLL.  PILOT LANDED ON UNIMPROVED MUD FLAT.

## Other reports on N7475K (1)

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

- [Accident 19920601017389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017389A), Jun 1, 1992: Piper STCPA20 (N7475K), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control landing on a sand bar when crosswind caused wheel to dig in. Aircraft weather vaned. Ground looped.

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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