# Accident 20070701014799A: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, July 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2007, 21:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3667° N, 151.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3667&lon=-151.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3195Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3195Z) (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: 310 total, 270 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701014799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ORIGINAL -23 NOT SAVED AND EXPECT THIS DOCUMENT TO BE AMENDED. 7/27/07. PILOT HAS NOT COMPLETED NTSB REPORT AS OF THIS DATE. PILOT WILL GET A STATEMENT TO ME BY 7/30/07. I WILL AMEND THIS DOCUMENT THE WEEK OF 7/30/07. (-23 AMENDMENT) 8/29/07: INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT THIS DATE. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A 500 FOOT GRASS SURFACE AND ABOUT 40 FOOT WIDE AREA THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING BRAKING, FOLLOWED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING SPARS, THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY POD.

## 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 ANC07LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA060), Jul 2, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N3195Z), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture and collapse of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection by other maintenance personnel, and corrosion.

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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