# Incident 20101017054539I: Piper PA-18A, Palmer, AK, October 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- 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: N181DZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 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/20101017054539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT FROM LAKE HOOD ANCHORAGE, AK.  HE FLEW OVER THE SWAN LAKE AREA OF PALMER, AK TO CHECK CONDITION OF GROUND WHERE HE INTENDED TO LAND.  HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  DURING HIS GROUND TAXI TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT THE AIRCRAFT SANK INTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND STRIKE THE PROPELLER.  ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPAGE.  PILOT CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND OPTED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT SLUNG OUT FOR SAFETY REASONS.  PILOT REPORTED INCIDENT TO FAA10/20/2010 I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS.  AIRCRAFT IS IN COMPLIANCE OF ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS.  NO INDICATION OF ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO BE REPORTED.

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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