# Accident 19930205001849A: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, February 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1993, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8091° N, 147.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8091&lon=-147.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4882P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205001849A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK VASI LIGHTS.

## 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 ANC93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA031), Feb 5, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N4882P), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.

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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