# Accident 20030709029259A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, July 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7051, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7051) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 523 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03TA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03TA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030709029259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A PUBLIC SERVICE FLIGHT FROM SOLDOTNA TO ANCHORAGE THE PILOT MADE A PRACTICE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK HIGH BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND NOSE INTO THE FOLIAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AILERON, AND RUDDER WAS SUSTAINED.

## 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 ANC03TA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03TA072), Jul 9, 2003: Piper PA-18-160 (N7051), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with high brush.

## Other reports on N7051 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070811022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811022679A), Aug 11, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N7051), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 11, 2007, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper, PA-18 airplane, N7051, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over…
- [Accident 19990515005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990515005369A), May 15, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N7051), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Alaska department of fish and wildlife public use acft veered off the right side of a road while landing on it and went into a ditch, other circumstances are…

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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