# Incident 20190506004059I: Piper PA-18A 150, Anchorage, AK, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1866° N, 149.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HOOD (LHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1866&lon=-149.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9368D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9368D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,200 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004059I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/6/2019, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT (MODEL: PA-18) WAS RUNNING AT IDLE WITH A DOG IN THE BAGGAGE AREA WHEN THE OPERATOR REALIZED HE FORGOT TO LOCK HIS TRUCK AND GRAB HIS KEYS. WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT OUT TO LOCK HIS TRUCK THE DOG JUMPED FORWARD INTO THE BACKSEAT AND KNOCKED THE THROTTLE CONTROL FORWARD AND THE PLANE GROUND TAXIED INTO A PARKED PLANE ACROSS THE RAMP. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS PILOT INDUCED ERROR AS THE OPERATIONAL FACTOR. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO EXITING FOR ANY REASON AND TO MANAGE AGGRAVATING FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS AND TO EXERCISE GOOD AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING SKILLS.

## Other reports on N9368D (2)

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

- [Incident 20071027826649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071027826649I), Oct 27, 2007: Piper PA18A150 (N9368D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated on phone interview and later on signed statement that he was on his third touch and go at lake Hood gravel strip. Aircraft was empty with no…
- [Incident 19830529033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529033379I), May 29, 1983: Piper PA18A150 (N9368D), St Marys, AK, Minor damage. Wheels hit the water on a takeoff attempt from a sand bar. Aircraft flipped over.

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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