# Incident 20180828016099I: Piper PA-18, Anchorage, AK, August 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1358A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1358A) (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: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180828016099I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, PILOT STATED A NORTH WIND PUSHED HIM OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE INFIELD AND SPUN. RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL FOLDED OVER ON THE AXLE. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 3 KPH FROM THE NORTH AT TIME OF INCIDENT. PILOT WOULD NOT TALK TO INSPECTORS. INSPECTOR CONTACTED PILOT, PILOT STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL OR FLIGHT REVIEW. FAA DATA BASE DOES NOT SHOW A PILOT CERTIFICATE.

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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