# Accident 19970808021509A: Piper PA18105, Circle, AK, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Circle, AK
- Airport: Circle City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.7905° N, 144.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7905&lon=-144.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 750 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1,100-FOOT-LONG BY 50-FEET-WIDE GRASS STRIP. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED WILLOW BRUSH, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED.  THE PILOT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO LAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LANDING AREA, AND DID NOT SEE THE BRUSH.  HE ALSO NOTED THAT HE WAS FATIGUED.

## 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 ANC97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA118), Aug 9, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N339T), Circle, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, and his selection of a landing area with high vegetation in the landing path. Factors which contributed to the accident were fatigue and the high…

## Other reports on N339T (5)

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

- [Accident 20030413004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413004769A), Apr 13, 2003: Piper PA18105 (N339T), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he entered freezing drizzle and low ceiling. He made a precautionary landing at summit airport. The aircraft contacted soft snow…
- [Incident 19950711028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711028779I), Jul 11, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N339T), Fort Yukon, AK, Minor damage. Tried takeoff on 18 inch grass on gravel bar. Nosed up. Hit prop. Dropped back down.
- [Accident 19940804048569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804048569A), Aug 4, 1994: Piper PA18105 (N339T), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Attempt to depart short river bar. Settled. Bounced off water. Gear hit a log. Wing tip hit bank. Swung 180%.
- [Accident 19890910035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910035379A), Sep 10, 1989: Piper PA18 (N339T), Circle City, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped while landing on a gravel bar.
- [Incident 19890407018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407018349I), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA18 (N339T), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered left off runway. Hit a snowbank. Came to rest inverted on snowbank.

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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