# Incident 20020821024189I: Piper PA18150, Coldfoot, AK, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 09:14 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Airport: Coldfoot Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2522° N, 150.2039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLDFOOT (CXF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2522&lon=-150.2039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54741, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54741) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821024189I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WHICH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST, RESULTING IN HARD LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT COUNSELED TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO RATE OF DESCENT PARTICULARILY IN TRAINING SCENARIOS.

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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