# Accident 20100928052129A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, September 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3356° N, 150.5394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3356&lon=-150.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6819L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819L-2015-07-06) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100928052129A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON THE SUSITNA RIVER DUCK FLATS, HE HIT A DITCH HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND WING SPAR.

## 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 ANC10CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA103), Sep 29, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N6819L), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N6819L (1)

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

- [Accident 19930828032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828032049A), Aug 28, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N6819L), Happy Valley, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to gain fllying speed trying to depart remote strip. Ran off side runway. Possible over load condition.

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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