# Incident 20071002827369I: Piper PA18, Ivanof Bay, AK, October 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ivanof Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9194° N, 159.4954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ivanof Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9194&lon=-159.4954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071002827369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ALONG A BEACH WHILE OUT HUNTING IN WESTERN ALASKA NEAR IVANOF BAY. UPON LANDING, THE UPPER R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR CABINE FITTING BROKE CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL WITH THE L/H WING TIP MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP WAS MINOR.

## Other reports on N723C (3)

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

- [Accident 20060511008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060511008789A), May 11, 2006: Piper PA18 (N723C), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was landing on an off airport beach. There was about an eight to ten knot headwind. Right after touchdown on the landing roll, an ocean swell…
- [Incident 20040505007789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040505007789I), May 5, 2004: Piper PA18 (N723C), Port Alsworth, AK. (-23) The pilot and aircraft are currently on an extended trip and communication will not be possible until mid June. NTSB investigator clint johnson reports…
- [Incident 20020929035829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929035829I), Sep 29, 2002: Piper PA18 (N723C), Ekwok, AK, No damage. (-23) While flying about at 700' AGL about 10 miles east of Ekwok pilot had an inflight separation of the last 18" of the propeller blade. Aircraft began to…

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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