# Incident 20120708014839I: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, July 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2012, 14:39 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57532, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57532) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120708014839I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS WRITTEN NARRATIVE STATED: HE WAS CONDUCTING AN OFF AIRPORT TRAINING EXERCISE.  DURING THE LANDING PHASE TO A RIVER GRAVEL BAR, HIS AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE SMOOTHLY TO ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE LANDING SITE.  HOWEVER, WHEN THE GUST RAPIDLY DISSIPATED, THE AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED AND THEN DROPPED TO THE SURFACE WITH AN EXTREME SINK RATE. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR RENDERED THE AIRCRAFT UNSUITABLE FOR FURTHER FLIGHT. NOTE: THE NTSB DETERMINED THE EVENT TO BE NEITHER AN ACCIDENT NOR AN INCIDENT.  AS A CONSEQUENCE AN NTSB ID NUMBER WAS NOT ASSIGNED.

## Other reports on N57532 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990929029199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990929029199I), Sep 29, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N57532), Little Susitna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On September 29, 1999, Piper PA-18 N57432 piloted by nick wagner landed at the mouth of the Little Susitna river. On rollout pilot wagner veered off 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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