# Accident 20041007024969A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, October 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2004, 17:03 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 149.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-149.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5760D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5760D) (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: 580 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007024969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING APPROACH AND LANDING HE REDUCED POWER, AND SLOWED DOWN WITH ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH, AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AN ESTIMATED TEN FEET TO THE RUNWAY. THE FORCE CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND ENDED UP OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD.

## 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 ANC05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA001), Oct 8, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N5760D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate and unapproved design of the main landing gear assembly by the manufacturer, which resulted in a failure of the main landing gear during landing, and structural damage to the airplane.…

## Other reports on N5760D (1)

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

- [Accident 19960514010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514010449A), May 14, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N5760D), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float plane struck trees on takeoff from lake. Reported severe wind gust turned plane into trees on shore.

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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