# Accident 19960720023329A: Piper PA18150, Mcgrath, AK, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 11:59 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6105° N, 154.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6105&lon=-154.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2561N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,335 total, 56 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720023329A

## Narrative

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

LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT TAXIING TO TAKEOFF. PRIOR LANDING ACCIDENT DAMAGED GEAR. BOGUS REPAIR BY PILOT.TIRE SLIPPED RIM

## 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 ANC96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA105), Jul 20, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N2561N), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper and unauthorized repair of the main landing gear by the pilot, and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known deficiencies.

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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