# Accident 20110614011109A: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, June 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5031° N, 148.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5031&lon=-148.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3858Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3858Z) (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: 433 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614011109A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N3858Z, A PA-18, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING OFF AIRFIELD LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  AFTER PICKING A SAFE AND APPROPRIATE LANDING SPOT, HE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING.  A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UP-SIDE-DOWN.

## 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 ANC11CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA047), Jun 14, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N3858Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a crosswind.

## Other reports on N3858Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19890529013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013259A), May 29, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N3858Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Dragged a wing on the runway.

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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