# Incident 19900830046449I: Piper PA18A, Tatitlek, AK, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tatitlek, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8924° N, 146.6721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tatitlek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8924&lon=-146.6721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8995D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8995D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830046449I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL HIT AN UNSEEN HOLE ON TAKEOFF FROM A SAND GRASS SURFACE. LEFT WING TIPPED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N8995D (2)

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

- [Accident 20020728027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728027029A), Jul 28, 2002: Piper PA18A (N8995D), Portalsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on a ridge top and on landing roll wind picked up tail of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over causing substantial damage to the…
- [Accident 19960804020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020909A), Aug 4, 1996: Piper PA18A (N8995D), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Made low pass over remote landing area. On landing was too high and fast. Began go around. Hit rising terrain.

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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