# Accident 20120427007929A: Piper PA-18-150, Paxon, AK, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 16:20 local time
- Place: Paxon, AK
- Airport: Paxon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2105° N, 149.8905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2105&lon=-149.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7059, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7059) (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: 2,400 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12TA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427007929A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING WAS ABORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROUGHNESS.  THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO SEVEN MILE LAKE (ACCIDENT SITE) AND UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  NO TRANSITION FROM FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR  FAILED ON CONTACT WITH GROUND.

## 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 ANC12TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12TA035), Apr 28, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N7059), Paxon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A separation of the right main landing gear suspension strut assembly due to overstress, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear while landing.

## Other reports on N7059 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000622042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622042549A), Jun 22, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N7059), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 22, 2000, at 1645 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18 float equipped airplane, N7059, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from the…

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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