# Accident 19980818027109A: Piper PA18150, Cordova, AK, August 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7897° N, 145.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7897&lon=-145.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7099Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7099Y) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,276 total, 200 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818027109A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE IN AN OPEN, GRASS COVERED MEADOW TO PICK UP A DEER THAT HE HAD SHOT EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 10 FEET SHORT OF HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT.  HE STATED THAT DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS COVERED BY TALL GRASS, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                  (-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING TOUCH DOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS COVERED BY TALL GRASS AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WIND STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SLIGHT INCIDENTAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC98LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA126), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N7099Y), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was grass covered rocks.

## Other reports on N7099Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20000927041909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927041909A), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N7099Y), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) After adding full power for take-off, the pilot realized he had forgotten to deploy the flaps. Upon reaching for the flap lever handle the pilot…

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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