# Accident 20050427007609A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, April 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2005, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5717° N, 149.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5717&lon=-149.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427007609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT THE WASILLA AIPORT ON A GRAVEL STRIP NEXT TO THE MAIN RUNWAY. THIS LANDING WAS INTO THE SUN WHICH COVERED UP THE FACT THAT SOME DEEP RUTS WERE IN THE LANDING AREA. THESE RUTS WERE CAUSED BY A TRUCK AFTER THE FROST HAD GONE OUT OF THE GROUND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT. WITH NO WAY TO COUNTER THE LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ANC05LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA065), Apr 28, 2005: Piper PA-18-160 (N624MW), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a collision with a ditch. A factor associated with the airplane was a leaking…

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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