# Incident 20180812011029I: Piper PA-18, Tok, AK, August 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3367° N, 142.9856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tok, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3367&lon=-142.9856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8105Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8105Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 654 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180812011029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A TAIL WIND ON A RIDGE TOP. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND WAS ROLLING OUT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A WIND GUST FROM BEHIND. THE TAIL BEGAN TO RISE . PILOT INCREASE THROTTLE TO FORCE THE TAIL DOWN, COULD NOT OVER COME THE RISING TAIL AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT YAWED TO LEFT STRIKING LEFT WING TIP. WING TIP AND PROPELLER HAVE DAMAGE.

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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