# Incident 20180903013039I: Piper PA-22-150, Bethel, AK, September 3, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33542, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33542) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180903013039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON RIDGELINE THAT WAS NOT A NORMAL RUNWAY.

PILOT PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT TO GET CARGO WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY LARGE GUST THAT PICKED UP THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE. HIGH WINDS ARE KNOWN IN THIS AREA, SO WHILE UNFORTUNATE, NOT UNUSUAL.

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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