# Incident 19940421024609I: Piper PA18A150, Palmer, AK, April 21, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7577D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7577D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940421024609I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE TO TAKE PHOTOS.MAIN GEAR BROKE THRU ICE AS THE WHEEL EQUIPPED PA18 CAME TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N7577D (2)

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

- [Incident 19930213011119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213011119I), Feb 13, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N7577D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Ski wheel hit a snow drift making a low pass over runway. Returned to departure point. Landed on broken ski.
- [Accident 19890920039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890920039529A), Sep 20, 1989: Piper PA18A150 (N7577D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Distracted by construction activity on taxiway. Saw gravel truck too late and slid into it causing aircraft damage.

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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