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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · November 5, 2012

Date: November 5, 2012 · 18:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3955Z
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total87 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N3955ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7815 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC landed on an off-airport ridge on the north side of Mt. Susitna. The PIC taxied to turn around and taxi back for takeoff. In the turn one of the tires hit a divot, the wind picked up the tail and the aircraft ended up on its nose. The PIC exited the aircraft with survival gear and called ATC and reported the incident. The PIC also asked if they would call dan's aircraft in Anchorage to see if they could come and help pull the aircraft back down as the PIC could not do it. Dan's aircraft could not help. While waiting for the rescue coordination center to pick the PIC up, a gust of wind blew the aircraft over on its back causing substantial damage. No injury was incurred.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC LANDED ON AN OFF-AIRPORT RIDGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MT. SUSITNA. THE PIC TAXIED TO TURN AROUND AND TAXI BACK FOR TAKEOFF. IN THE TURN ONE OF THE TIRES HIT A DIVOT, THE WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON ITS NOSE. THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH SURVIVAL GEAR AND CALLED ATC AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. THE PIC ALSO ASKED IF THEY WOULD CALL DAN'S AIRCRAFT IN ANCHORAGE TO SEE IF THEY COULD COME AND HELP PULL THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN AS THE PIC COULD NOT DO IT. DAN'S AIRCRAFT COULD NOT HELP. WHILE WAITING FOR THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER TO PICK THE PIC UP, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURY WAS INCURRED.