# Incident 19980518018749I: Piper PA22135, Kodiak, AK, May 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1208C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1208C-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 185 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980518018749I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST WX ENROUTE. ELECTED LAND FLOATPLANE ON KITOI BAY. LANDED HARD DUE GUSTS. DAMAGED FLOAT  STRUT.

## Other reports on N1208C (1)

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

- [Accident 19881015047349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015047349A), Oct 15, 1988: Piper PA22135 (N1208C), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing and the aircraft ground looped.

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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