# Incident 20190501003719I: Piper PA-18, May 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9145D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9145D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-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: 3,550 total, 950 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190501003719I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS FLYING IN AREA OF TRADING BAY, AK., WHICH IS ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF KENAI, AK.  AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON GRAVEL BARS ON RIVER.  ON ABOUT THE 10TH TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT.  AIRMAN RAN OUT OF RUDDER AUTHORITY, SO ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  DURING THE STOP, AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED, OTHER THAN A SCUFF ON THE RIGHT WING TIP PAINT.

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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