# Accident 19940312004909A: Piper PA18, Soldotna, AK, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3198° N, 150.7901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3198&lon=-150.7901&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004909A

## Narrative

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

DEMO OF WHEEL LANDING BY CFI. VEERED ON LANDING TAIL UP. TOUCHED BRAKES. 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 ANC94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA043), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N3485Z), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N3485Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19940206017729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206017729I), Feb 6, 1994: Piper PA18 (N3485Z), Anchorage, AK. Narrative: instructor was administering flight instruction to student on takeoffs and landings. Several takeoffs and landings had been accomplished at a remote…

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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