# Incident 20050917023149I: Piper PA18150, Mcgrath, AK, September 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2005, 16:35 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82732) (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: 2,900 total, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917023149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT IN THE VICINITY OF PTARMIGAN PASS, AK. FOLLOWING A LANDING OFF AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO A DEPRESSION AND PITCHED FORWARD, STRIKING THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N82732 (3)

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

- [Incident 20120608015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608015949I), Jun 8, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Wood River, AK, Minor damage. On 6/8/12 at approximately 1330 hours, the pilot was on final approach near Wood River, about 40 miles southeast of fairbanks. After assessment of the landing…
- [Accident 20100403031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403031149A), Apr 3, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N82732), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. After a downwind landing on an ice covered frozen lake, airman added power to turn the aircraft around in order to taxi to parking. One ski was on ice and the…
- [Accident 19910703025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025999A), Jul 3, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N82732), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. During landing approach heavy polic coat sleave switched mags off. Landed gravel bar. Nosed over.

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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