# Accident 20110925027959A: Piper PA-18-150, Fairbanks, AK, September 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8139° N, 147.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8139&lon=-147.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8998Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998Y-2018-12-20) (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: 274 total, 274 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925027959A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATES THAT UPON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM BIRCH LAKE, AK TO CHENA MARINA, AK HE WAS LANDING AT CHENA MARINA (AK28) AND "THE AIR JUST GAVE OUT FROM UNDER ME" AND HE LANDED HARD.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE LOWER LEFT LONGERON WAS BENT AND CRACKED AT THE FRONT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT WHERE THE LEFT FRONT FLOAT STRUT WAS FORCED UP INTO THE FUSELAGE.  IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNT MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC11CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA115), Sep 26, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8998Y), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.

## Other reports on N8998Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20160827025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827025279A), Aug 27, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N8998Y), North Pole, AK, Destroyed. Student pilot met his instructor at chena marina where they both intended on flying to koole lake. His plan was to follow his flight instructor and to rely on…
- [Accident 19761015033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015033889A), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N8998Y), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Ran into chuck holes.

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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