61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 12, 2015 · 15:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4387Z
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
362 total50 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot hand propped the a/c without tying it down or chocking the wheels.
The aircraft started , taxied across ramp and impacted a snow berm damaging the propeller. A/c ended up in the ditch on the other side of the berm. The PIC was not at the controls at the time of the event.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAND PROPPED THE A/C WITHOUT TYING IT DOWN OR CHOCKING THE WHEELS.
THE AIRCRAFT STARTED , TAXIED ACROSS RAMP AND IMPACTED A SNOW BERM DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. A/C ENDED UP IN THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BERM. THE PIC WAS NOT AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.