# Accident 19920321009109A: Piper PA18150, Shageluk, AK, March 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Shageluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6395° N, 159.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6395&lon=-159.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83367) (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: 600 total, 550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321009109A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN SKI EQUIPPED GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AXLE NUT CAME OFF DUE NO COTTER PIN. SKI SLID PARTIALLY OFF AXLE.

## 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 ANC92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA049), Mar 21, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N83367), Shageluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SKI BEING PARTIALLY DISCONNECTED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, AND THE SNOW COVERED LANDING AREA.

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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