# Accident 20160627023639A: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, June 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4381° N, 148.6681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4381&lon=-148.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4231Z (not matched to a registry record)
- 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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,229 total, 127 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160627023639A

## Narrative

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

THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH UNSEEN RISE IN GRAVEL BAR  ON LANDING ROLL OUT  CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A SUDDEN RIGHT TURN.  THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE.  THE WING TIP STRIKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC16CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA041), Jun 27, 2016: Piper PA18 (N4231Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport landing, which resulted in a collision with trees and a ground-loop.

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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