# Incident 20180901016159I: Piper PA-18A-135, Chickaloon, AK, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7967° N, 148.4628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chickaloon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7967&lon=-148.4628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3372B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3372B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A-135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901016159I

## Narrative

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

N3372B WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS ON AN UNIMPROVED RUNWAY (GRAVEL BAR) NEAR CHICKALOON, AK.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAKEOFF PATH.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI INTO POSITION BY LIFTING THE TAIL.  THE TIRE GOT STUCK AND THE MOMENTUM AND WIND PUSHED THE TAIL UP RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N3372B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920229004719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004719A), Feb 29, 1992: Piper PA18A135 (N3372B), Paxson, AK, Substantial damage. Landed ski plane upwind,up hill,on snow slope. Then tried depart downwind. Unable climb. Aborted. Struck trees.

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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