# Incident 19960718034149I: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, July 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1996, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7384D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7384D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 160 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960718034149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO FLOAT POND ONE THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A YAW AND RAPID RATE OF DESCENT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED WITH A REDUCTION OF POWER. THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO FALL. THE PILOT HAD TO MAINTAIN FULL POWER TO KEEP THE RIGHT WING OUT OF THE WATER. HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE OF SPEED AND POWER TO THE SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF BEACHING. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE FITTING AND THE RIGHT FRONT FLOAT FITTING HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N7384D (2)

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

- [Accident 20200228004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228004099A), Feb 28, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N7384D), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states that he departed wolf lake and flew to Big Lake to perform touch and go maneuvers. Pilot had carb heat turned on during the second landing and…
- [Incident 20170122004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170122004279I), Jan 22, 2017: Piper PA-18-150 (N7384D), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Landed on frozen lake covered in snow. Landed on wheels, not skis. Wheels dug in and aircraft nosed over with propeller strike. Only damage to aircraft was…

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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