# Incident 20010313003099I: Piper PA18A150, Fairbanks, AK, March 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2001, 18:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7761D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7761D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313003099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT RECEIVING HIS SECOND LESSON IN A SKI EQUIPPED PA-18 TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HOLD LINE. CFI IN THE REAR SEAT DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR VIEW FORWARD DUE TO AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND LARGE STUDENT. AT THE HOLD LINE THE PIC/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE TAXIED INTO THE "HOLD HERE" SIGN. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE SIGN AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WHEN THE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE CONTACTED THE SIGN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## Other reports on N7761D (2)

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

- [Accident 20050912020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912020049A), Sep 12, 2005: Piper PA18A150 (N7761D), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft flipped over after landing on soft tundra strip. [privacy data omitted] Amendment to follow.
- [Accident 19890518013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518013549A), May 18, 1989: Piper STCPA18 (N7761D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from a lake in variable gusty wind. Became airborne too late and hit shore. Had flaps full down.

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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