# Incident 20150312005149I: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, March 12, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387Z (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312005149I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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