# Incident 19960930033409I: Piper PA18125, Wasilla, AK, September 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1996, 13:53 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1602A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1602A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 210 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930033409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT NEW WASILLA AIRPORT, PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG ON TAKE OFF, OBSERVED RIGHT MLG HANDING DOWN, CONTACTED A PILOT/MECHANIC ON THE GROUND AND DISCUSSED BEST LANDING TECHNIQUE. PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH VERY MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION ON GROUND REVEALED FRACTURED HYRASORB ROD. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SAFETYCHECK CABLES. NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N1602A (2)

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

- [Accident 20071024824559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071024824559A), Oct 24, 2007: Piper PA18125 (N1602A), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the Pilot, while landing to the east on a gravel strip near dog salmon river lodge, the wind shifted direction from a strong gusty left…
- [Accident 19980709023889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709023889A), Jul 9, 1998: Piper PA18125 (N1602A), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra tires. Landed on remote strip. Hit a ditch. Nosed down. Wind pushed tail over. (From .4) the certificated private pilot landed in a remote, off-airport…

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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