# Accident 20030712037339A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, July 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7569° N, 150.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7569&lon=-150.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83272) (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: 420 total, 379 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712037339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12 JULY, 2003 PIPER PA-18, N83272 DEPARTED WASILLA AK ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND LANDED AT SCHULLIN LAKE STRIP THEN DEPARTED FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA ON CROTO CREEK. PILOT LANDED ON WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE DRY RIVER BED WITH 2 INCH HIGH GRASS. LANDING AREA WAS BUMPY AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. NO INJURIES. PILOT SAYS HE MISJUDGED THE LANDING AREA.

## 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 ANC03CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA077), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an on ground encounter with soft terrain and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was…

## Other reports on N83272 (3)

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

- [Accident 20020811020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811020149A), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N83272), Chitina, AK, No damage. (-23) According to the pilot, after landing on a short and narrow airstrip, the aircraft's right wheel got caught in some brush which caused the aircraft to…
- [Accident 19780207001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207001329A), Feb 7, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N83272), Ashland, OR, Substantial damage. Steep turn away from rising terrain.
- [Accident 19770531014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014179A), May 31, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N83272), San Pasqual, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on short sloping uncharted mtn strip.

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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