# Incident 20110827019019I: Piper PA-18-150, Tok, AK, August 27, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 63.3033° N, 143.0011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tok Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3033&lon=-143.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8597D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8597D) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 1,793 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019019I

## Narrative

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

PTRS#AL01201102955UPON TAKEOFF FROM TOK, AK. AIRPORT, THE PROPELLER LOST 6 INCHES OF ONE BLADE. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ALASKA HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N8597D (5)

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

- [Accident 20060816017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816017959A), Aug 16, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman stated that on liftoff from a remote ridge line a 10 knot left crosswind caused him to drift to the right and the right wing struck a tree…
- [Accident 20040826018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040826018809A), Aug 26, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Johnson River, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] during a landing at a bush strip the aircraft hit a rock collapsing the right gear leg. The right wing struck the ground causing…
- [Accident 20030907035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907035159A), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] landed on ridge top, front seat only occupied, runway rough, applied brakes, allowed tail to rise too high angle, aircraft nosed…
- [Accident 19940902025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025489A), Sep 2, 1994: Piper PA18 (N8597D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Settled after early liftoff from remote strip. Camshaft 40 percent worn. Prior metal in screens. Poor maintenance.
- [Accident 19860611036352A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611036352A), Jun 11, 1986: Piper PA18 (N8597D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. During climb right wing and gear struck N96320 in float and propeller. Flipped over landing on a sand bar in river.

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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