# Incident 19980427010059I: Piper PA18, Anchorage, AK, April 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1998, 11:10 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427010059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT #IAL38042701. AFTER LANDING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AT MERRILL FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TAXIING TO TIE DOWN. A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, DAMAGING BOTH BLADES. NO INJURIES, NO OTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N693JB (2)

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

- [Incident 20000220001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220001269I), Feb 20, 2000: Piper PA18 (N693JB), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) During landing on runway 6 at Merrill field (mri) the pilot applying the brakes, suddenly the aircraft began to skid (about 50 feet) then the aircraft…
- [Accident 19990731023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731023319A), Jul 31, 1999: Piper PA18 (N693JB), Levelock, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 31, 1999, about 1500 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N693JB, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over…

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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