# Accident 19920805031509A: Piper PA18, Wasilla, AK, August 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7146K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7146K-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805031509A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING,CAME DOWN ON ANGLE. RAN OFF RUNWAY. WING HIT TREES. GROUND LOOPED INTO CHAIN LINK FENCE.

## 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 ANC92LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA135), Aug 6, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N7146K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WIND, THE TREES, AND THE FENCE.

## Other reports on N7146K (1)

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

- [Incident 19900710065439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900710065439I), Jul 10, 1990: Piper PA18 (N7146K), Chilket, AK. Pilot stated he encountered severe turbulence. Made off airport landing and slid into creek.

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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