# Incident 20160403022389I: Piper PA-18-150, Eklutna, AK, April 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2016, 20:00 local time
- Place: Eklutna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4581° N, 149.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eklutna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4581&lon=-149.3622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4355Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4355Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160403022389I

## Narrative

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

DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT WHILE OVER BOLD AIRSTRIP AT EKLUTNA LAKE, ALASKA, APPROX. 4" OF THE PROPELLER TIP SEPARATED FROM ONE BLADE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT BOLD, NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED. THE NEXT DAY A NEW PROP AND MECHANIC FLEW IN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED.

## Other reports on N4355Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19890208002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208002059A), Feb 8, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N4355Z), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. CFI relaxed vigilance and beleived student was stopping but student began go around. Plane hit snowbank. Nosed over

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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