# Accident 20100826047509A: Piper PA-18-150, Wasilla, AK, August 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2010, 21:15 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5719° N, 149.5394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5719&lon=-149.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730P) (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: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826047509A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE WINDS WERE CALM.  THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AND ON THE LAST LANDING OF THE DAY HE LANDED ON THE GRAVEL STRIP AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT AND GROUND LOOPED HIS SUPER CUB.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER THE GROUND LOOP.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC10CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA077), Aug 27, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N9730P), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N9730P (2)

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

- [Accident 19960808028259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808028259A), Aug 8, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N9730P), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. High sink arrested too late landed short of gravel bar. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19790309004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004339A), Mar 9, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N9730P), Goodrich, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft operating VFR impacted snow covered ground during snow storm.

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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