# Incident 20100821044009I: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, August 21, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9771D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9771D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 260 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821044009I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY WINDS ON A GRAVEL BAR HIS AIRCRAFT BECAME SLOW AND DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE.   THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD, SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR.   IN ADDITION TO COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N9771D (1)

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

- [Accident 19970826024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826024009A), Aug 26, 1997: Piper PA18 (N9771D), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.19) on August 26, 1997, at 1400 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N9771D, sustained substantial…

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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