# Accident 19930911034409A: Piper PA18150, Mosquito River, AK, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mosquito River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 63.1802° N, 143.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1802&lon=-143.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82081-2017-07-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,794 total, 700 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911034409A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL HIT A HOLE ON LOW PASS OVER A REMOTE STRIP. BOUNCED CAME DOWN OTHER WHEEL HIT A HOLE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA177), Sep 12, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N82081), Mosquito River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW PASS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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