# Accident 20020112001309A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, January 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2002, 13:32 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2144° N, 149.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2144&lon=-149.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9908D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9908D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112001309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER/PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT AND WAS GETTING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION. DEPARTURE WAS NORMAL AND FOR THE FIRST HALF HOUR, FLIGHT MANEUVERS WERE CONDUCTED. DURING THE FIRST LANDING, TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR JAMMED LEFT RUDDER, BUT ON THE ICY RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE HARD-PACKED SNOW AND TURNED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID WHILE TAXIING, THE RIGHT BRAKE FELT AS IF IT WERE GRABBING SLIGHTLY, BUT DID NOT FEEL IT WAS A FACTOR TO PREVENT THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS HEAL BRAKES INSTALLED AND WHEN QUESTIONED, THE OWNER/PILOT SAID HE IS NOT SURE IF HE INADVERTENTLY GOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT DOES NOT THINK SO. THE LEFT WING AND VERTICAL FIN RECEIVED DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA009), Jan 12, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N9908D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, icy runway…

## Other reports on N9908D (2)

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

- [Accident 19750515029711A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515029711A), May 15, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N9908D), Selawik, AK, Destroyed. PA-18 crashed on rwy. C-182 made go arnd & lnd ok.
- [Accident 19740727029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727029529A), Jul 27, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N9908D), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Tail wheel spring attach bracket bolt failed.

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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