# Accident 19920419010459A: Piper PA18150, Big Lake, AK, April 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4597° N, 150.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4597&lon=-150.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7077D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7077D) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 92 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920419010459A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN WIND LIFTED A WING ON LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT AND SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA061), Apr 20, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N7077D), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N7077D (1)

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

- [Accident 19760415008149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415008149A), Apr 15, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N7077D), Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage

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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