# Accident 20030821037139A: Piper PA18150, Tazlina, AK, August 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Tazlina, AK
- Airport: Tazlina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0647° N, 146.4606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0647&lon=-146.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2608S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2608S-2017-06-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 746 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030821037139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING AT TAZLINA AIRSTRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG COLLAPSED, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT WINGTIP TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING AFT SPAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA100), Aug 22, 2003: Piper PA-18-160 (N2608S), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop, and collapse of the main landing gear.

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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