# Accident 19960414009069A: Piper PA18150, Palmer, AK, April 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EMKC
- Location: 61.6196° N, 148.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6196&lon=-148.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3908Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3908Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 7,900 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960414009069A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON DRY DIRT STRIP. NOSED OVER. PURE MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 ANC96LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA050), Apr 15, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N3908Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to land a ski equipped airplane.

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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