# Accident 19910810033719A: Piper PA18150, Gulkana, AK, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9192° N, 159.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9192&lon=-159.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180AT) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033719A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW ON FLARE. WING STALLED,IMPACTED MOUNTAIN TOP STRIP COLLAPSING RIGHT GEAR. STRIP ONLY 500 FEET IN LENGTH.

## 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 ANC91LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA123), Aug 10, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N180AT), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN A STALL, HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

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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