# Incident 20180917016329I: Piper PA-18-150, St Marys, AK, September 17, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2018, 22:45 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: Bethel Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0531° N, 163.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Mary's, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0531&lon=-163.1658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824JT) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 750 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180917016329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED BETHEL WITH ONE PASSENGER FOR A DROP OFF AT A HUNTING CAMP THAT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 38 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARYS, AK. HE STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS TO AN OFF AIRPORT LOCATION. HE SAID WIND WAS ACROSS THE LANDING AREA AT ABOUT TEN KNOTS, AND THAT HE LANDED HARD ON THE UPWIND LANDING GEAR, WHICH SHEARED THE ATTACHEMENT CAUSING THE TIRE TO STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N824JT (2)

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

- [Accident 20260707008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260707008289A), Jul 7, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N824JT), Mekoryuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot narrative: "after refueling in pamy, the adf&g biologist and I departed to conduct part 91 aerial game surveys. About an hour and ten minutes into the…
- [Accident 19880517030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517030579A), May 17, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N824JT), Togiak Village, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a log on a beach takeoff. Was unaware of damaged gear until it collapsed on landing at an airport.

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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