# Accident 19900728028929A: Piper PA18, Gulkana, AK, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 16:12 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9208° N, 159.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9208&lon=-159.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362A-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728028929A

## Narrative

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

STALLED LAND CRASHED INTO TREES ON A GO AROUND FROM BALKED 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 ANC90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA126), Jul 29, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N2362A), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND.

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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