# Accident 20140913017389A: Piper PA-18-150, Akiak, AK, September 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2014, 14:18 local time
- Place: Akiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: U7GC
- Location: 60.6911° N, 159.6594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6911&lon=-159.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9877D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9877D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,700 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140913017389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE SIDE-LOADED THE LANDING GEAR UPON LANDING IN A STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE DOWNWIND TIRE AS THE WIND PICKED UP THE UPWIND WING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AXLE BROKE AND THE DOWNWIND TIRE SEPARATED AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH DURING THE ROLLOUT. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC14CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA080), Sep 13, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N9877D), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a separation of the wheel axle, resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N9877D (1)

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

- [Accident 20030516012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516012419A), May 16, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N9877D), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 16, 2003, about 0900 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N9877D, sustained substantial damage during an…

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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