# Incident 19950216008539I: Piper PA18, Iliamna, AK, February 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78NR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78NR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 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/19950216008539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT OF PA-18, N78NR INDICATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A TAKEOFF FROM THE FROZEN TUNDRA, WHEN THE RIGHT SKI KICKED DOWN AND CAUGHT ON A SMALL DIRT CLUMP. THE RIGHT AXLE BOLTS SHEARED OFF DETACHING THE SKI FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AS IT SKIDDED TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GEAR AND PROPELLER. A MECHANIC WAS FLOWN IN WITH A NEW PROPELLER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON 02-21-95.

## Other reports on N78NR (2)

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

- [Accident 20150131000802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150131000802A), Jan 31, 2015: Piper PA-18 (N78NR), Wasilla, AK, Destroyed. At an unknown time N78NR departed birchwood airport (pabv) with intended destination of personal cabin at johnson creek (about 25 miles west of skwentna) at…
- [Accident 20000624042589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624042589A), Jun 24, 2000: Piper PA18 (N78NR), Skwenta, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 24, 2000 at about 1100 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18 registered to and piloted by jeff b. bara was involved in an accident on an unnamed…

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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