# Accident 20180527006069A: Piper PA-18-150, Kenai, AK, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 13:04 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kalifornski Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4900° N, 151.2350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4900&lon=-151.2350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4018E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4018E) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY WITH SLIGHT CROSSWIND.  AIRMAN LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND-LOOPED.  AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH LARGE 29" TIRES.

## 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 GAA18CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA303), May 27, 2018: Piper PA18 (N4018E), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N4018E (1)

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

- [Accident 20210812013709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812013709A), Aug 12, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N4018E), AK, Substantial damage. Description: During the take off roll on unimproved terrain the aircraft veered left, as the PIC corrected the aircraft struck a hole. Causal & contributing…

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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