# Accident 19941212044199A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, December 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6193° N, 148.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6193&lon=-148.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,024 total, 540 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212044199A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH ON LANDING SKI PLANE ON FROZEN LAKE. DROPPED TO ICE HARD IMPACT. BLAMED FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA018), Dec 12, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N717DR), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE.

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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