# Incident 20170828017449I: Piper PA-18, Mcarthur Rvr, AK, August 28, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mcarthur Rvr, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7166B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7166B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,750 total, 475 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170828017449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT TO THE OPOSITE END ON A SAND BAR TO MOVE TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA FROM THE WIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CORRECTED WITH BRAKES, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, CUT POWER, AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED UP ONTO ITS NOSE. NO INJURIES. PILOT HAD NO INTENTION TO FLY.

## Other reports on N7166B (1)

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

- [Accident 19781105044249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044249A), Nov 5, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N7166B), Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. R fuel tank empty,l tank ruptured,fuel sel found on l tank. Carb hnot used.

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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