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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · March 5, 1998

Date: March 5, 1998 · 03:21 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood Spb
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9386D
Reported as: Piper PA18
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9386DRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-6656 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Alaska state trooper was flying a seized PA-18 ski equipped aircraft from pilot point to lake Hood. Everytime he pulled carb heat he lost power and had trouble regaining power. Finally on approach to land at lake Hood, carb heat was again pulled and the engine went to idle and the pilot glided to lake Hood and landed. After an uneventful landing (no damage) he was able to restart and taxi to office of aircraft services (oas).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ALASKA STATE TROOPER WAS FLYING A SEIZED PA-18 SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FROM PILOT POINT TO LAKE HOOD. EVERYTIME HE PULLED CARB HEAT HE LOST POWER AND HAD TROUBLE REGAINING POWER. FINALLY ON APPROACH TO LAND AT LAKE HOOD, CARB HEAT WAS AGAIN PULLED AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND THE PILOT GLIDED TO LAKE HOOD AND LANDED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING (NO DAMAGE) HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND TAXI TO OFFICE OF AIRCRAFT SERVICES (OAS).

Other reports on N9386D · 1

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

Incident 19791014052809IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · King Salmon, AKPilot made 180 degree turn after landing, wind tipped the aircraft up on nose and a wing tip.Oct 14, 1979 · Minor damage