# Incident 20130727015459I: Piper PA-18-150, Fairbanks, AK, July 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82109, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82109) (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: 2,350 total, 200 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727015459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING HIS AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA.  WHILE TAXING ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND COMBINED WITH THE TAIL WIND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N82109 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250711011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711011179A), Jul 11, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N82109), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. As the pilot was preparing for departure, she used mid range power to crest burm of soft gravel onto the runway. Pilot used both rudder and brake to turn onto…

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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