# Accident 20090227025139A: Piper PA-18-150, AK, February 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2009, 12:00 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.6333° N, 146.9517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.6333&lon=-146.9517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3578Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3578Z) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090227025139A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE TAXING ON TOP OF A HILL HE ENCOUNTERED AN OBJECT THAT DAMAGED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SNOW.

## 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 ANC09CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA033), Feb 27, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N3578Z), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing during taxi.

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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