# Incident 19871006065939I: Piper PA18A, Wasilla, AK, October 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Jackfish Landing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5415° N, 149.4607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACK FISH LANDING (7AK4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5415&lon=-149.4607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1189C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1189C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006065939I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE TAILWHEEL TO RISE. LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE.

## Other reports on N1189C (1)

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

- [Accident 19760831037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760831037049A), Aug 31, 1976: Piper PA18A (N1189C), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. Struck telephone wires while attempting ldg on closed rwy at pvt airport.

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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