# Accident 19890422010109A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, April 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Elmendorf Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1806° N, 149.8810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1806&lon=-149.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90918-2021-12-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422010109A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA062), Apr 22, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N90918), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N90918 (2)

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

- [Accident 20100507039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100507039459A), May 7, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N90918), Cape Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing at Cape Yakataga. 2 POB, no injuries. Pilot is not owner of aircraft. Owner stated he had no idea what happened or where aircraft…
- [Incident 19880515043249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515043249I), May 15, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N90918), Dillingham, AK. During crosswind landing pilot lost directional control. Acft veered off runway onto a road and stopped on tundra.

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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