# Accident 19890430010369A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, April 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1989, 14:33 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3902Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902Z-2014-10-06) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890430010369A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA065), Apr 30, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N3902Z), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO-AROUND WHEN HE DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, WHICH REQUIRED EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES TO STOP ON THE SHORT LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N3902Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19730111000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000409A), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA18S125 (N3902Z), Providence Frg, VA, Substantial damage. Low flt over river. Hit pwr lines.

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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