# Incident 20200428004579I: Piper PA-18-150, King Salmon, AK, April 28, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2020, 18:32 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8569D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8569D) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,917 total, 7 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200428004579I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH ALASKAN BUSH WHEELS.  THE RUNWAY WAS PAVED AND  A 6 KNOT RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND EXISTED.  THE STUDENT LET THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED WITH AILERON WHILE THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED WITH RUDDER.  THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED THE RUDDER.  HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN A GROUND LOOP AND APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP THE MOMENTUM.  THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON THE NOSE AND HAD A PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N8569D (3)

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

- [Accident 19891222057249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222057249A), Dec 22, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N8569D), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Left wing stalled shortly after liftoff due to failure to remove ice. Wing struck runway causing a cartwheel.
- [Accident 19790325005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005259A), Mar 25, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N8569D), Kantishna, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped aircraft flipped over after striking snow ridge during off airport precautionary landing.
- [Accident 19761029036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029036629A), Oct 29, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N8569D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage

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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