# Incident 20050208001799I: Piper PA18150, Fairbanks, AK, February 8, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters PA18-150 (registry code 2470000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-pa18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050208001799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/05/2005, THE PILOT STATED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OIL STREAKS ON THE COWLING. HE RETURNED TO FAI AND LANDED, ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK, DAMAGING THE PROP BLADE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N955DW (1)

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

- [Accident 20050327006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327006549A), Mar 27, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N955DW), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] during rollout from the third, full stall, 3 point, stop and go landing, the aircraft ground looped to the left. No left aileron…

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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