# Accident 20050731017289A: Piper PA18150, Wasilla, AK, July 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2005, 11:50 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5875° N, 149.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5875&lon=-149.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050731017289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN STATEMENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE AIRMAN. AFTER LANDING ON A ROAD, AND DURING AN UPHILL TAXI, THE GROUND GAVE WAY UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE TIRE. AT THAT TIME THE AIRMAN APPLIED MORE POWER, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE INTO THE 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 ANC05CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA113), Jul 31, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N120CS), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi, which resulted in the airplane encountering a ditch, and the collapse of the main landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the…

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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