# Accident 19930831032879A: Piper PA18150, Squirrel River, AK, August 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Squirrel River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9799° N, 160.4299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9799&lon=-160.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4402Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4402Z-2017-05-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 950 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930831032879A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING ON REMOTE STRIP. LOST CONTROL. DRAGGED A WING. SPUN AROUND AND NOSED UP.

## 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 ANC93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA166), Sep 1, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N4402Z), Squirrel River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY COMPENSATED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.

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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