# Incident 19880507039779I: Piper PA18, King Salmon, AK, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2621K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2621K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21B (registry code 7101815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507039779I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED,PORPOISED AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N2621K (1)

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

- [Accident 19830909047989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909047989A), Sep 9, 1983: Piper PA18 (N2621K), Breckenridge, CO, Substantial damage. During takeoff from road aircraft became airborne prematurely and sank into ground lossing directional control.

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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