# Incident 19890404017779I: Piper PA18150, Elephant Lake, AK, April 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Elephant Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N82741, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82741) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890404017779I

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AXLE BROKE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. CAUSE NOT STATED.

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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