# Incident 19970504015799I: Piper PA18150, Togiak, AK, May 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1997, 07:30 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0619° N, 160.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Togiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0619&lon=-160.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9727P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9727P) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504015799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRMAN WAS DEPARTING A BEACH 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOGIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRMAN MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND TERRAIN NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE BEACH, THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE BEACH, IN SO DOING, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N9727P (2)

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

- [Incident 19910612047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612047979I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N9727P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on a quartering tail wind landing. Dragged wing tip.
- [Accident 19910604020379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910604020379A), Jun 4, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N9727P), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Veered to miss a bump on an abandoned cannery strip on takeoff. Wing hit small trees causing airplane to ground loop

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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