# Accident 19950829027099A: Piper PA18A150, Sleetmute, AK, August 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6793° N, 157.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6793&lon=-157.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7786D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7786D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950829027099A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN CROSSWIND AT LODGE STRIP. REPORTED RIGHT GEAR FAILED DUE CORROSION. NONE FOUND.

## 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 ANC95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA154), Aug 29, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N7786D), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ADEQUATE COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N7786D (1)

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

- [Accident 19850523023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523023259A), May 23, 1985: Piper PA18A150 (N7786D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped when pilots foot slipped off the brake during rollout. Fuselage twisted and propeller bent.

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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