# Incident 19940206017729I: Piper PA18, Anchorage, AK, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3485Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3485Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206017729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INSTRUCTOR WAS ADMINISTERING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT ON TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT A REMOTE LANDING FIELD BY THE STUDENT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS. DURING TOUCH DOWN AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR STATES HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE BUT BECAUSE OF ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE PROPER CORRECTIONS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A SNOW BERM. INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED ON PRECAUTIONS OF LANDING ON ICY RUNWAYS. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3485Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19940312004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004909A), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA18 (N3485Z), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Demo of wheel landing by CFI. Veered on landing tail up. Touched brakes. Nosed over.

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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