# Incident 20110819019739I: Piper PA-18, Fairbanks, AK, August 19, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2011, 15:10 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1325A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1325A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819019739I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCH DOWN WIND GUSTED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT AS AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND.  LARGE SIDE LOADS ON THE WHEEL AND TIRES CAUSED THE AXLES TO SNAP FOLDING THEM UNDER THE LANDING GEAR.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PTRS AL01201102918

## Other reports on N1325A (1)

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

- [Accident 20060613010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060613010359A), Jun 13, 2006: Piper PA18 (N1325A), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This was a demonstration flight to a client interested in purchasing super cub. The pilot [privacy data omitted] demonstrated an off airport landing, on…

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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