# Incident 20070503013199I: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, May 3, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9146D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9146D) (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: 1,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070503013199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING, PILOT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OVER AN UNFORESEEN SOFT SPOT IN THE SAND AND SUNK TO AXLE. THE AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK SOFT SAND AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE SAND LEFT A 1" MARK IN THE PROP BLADE. THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED THE PROP AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO WASILLA.

## Other reports on N9146D (1)

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

- [Accident 20041015025049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015025049A), Oct 15, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N9146D), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman stated than on left downwind he applied carburetor heat and began a descent. During the left base turn he applied power and the engine was not…

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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