# Accident 19900927042569A: Piper PA18A, Birchwood, AK, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4108° N, 149.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4108&lon=-149.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9279D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9279D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC90FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA187), Sep 27, 1990: Piper PA-18A (N9279D), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO CORRECTLY ANALYZE THE WIND AND ITS EFFECT ON THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING; THEREBY FAILING TO MAINTAIN PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N9279D (2)

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

- [Accident 20110520015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520015259A), May 20, 2011: Piper PA-18A (N9279D), Jim River, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane nosed over during landing rollout.
- [Incident 19810901067349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901067349I), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA18A (N9279D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Float plane lifted off too early. Bounced in a crab. Flipped over. Sank.

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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