# Accident 20000610042609A: Piper PA18A135, Kodiak, AK, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Kodiak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7908° N, 152.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7908&lon=-152.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610042609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN AXLE FAILED AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. CLINT JOHNSON OF NTSB RECOVERED GEAR AND SENT IT TO NTSB LAB FOR TESTING.

## 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 ANC00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA068), Jun 11, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N8162C), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

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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