# Accident 19960617014569A: Piper PA18135, Anchorage, AK, June 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2196° N, 149.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2196&lon=-149.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27036, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27036) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617014569A

## Narrative

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

BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. CFI MADE LANDING ON MUD FLAT. VIEW OBSTRUCTED. SAW WATER AHEAD. HIT BRAKES NOSE OVER.

## 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 ANC96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA091), Jun 18, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N27036), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's restricted view of the landing area.

## Other reports on N27036 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880929053969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929053969I), Sep 29, 1988: Piper L21B (N27036), Petersburg, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on touch down on hitting puddle on sandbar. Veered and rolled upside down. Conflict on injury reports.
- [Accident 19850403049219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403049219A), Apr 3, 1985: Piper L21B (N27036), Excursion Inlet, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during rollout in variable gusting winds. Went off side of runway into rough terrain.

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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