# Accident 20200726009779A: Piper PA-18, Fairbanks, AK, July 26, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1277A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1277A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 100 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200726009779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON JULY 26, 2020 NEAR GOLD KING CREEK, FAIRBANKS AK (AK7), HE LANDED HIS PA-18 N1277A S/N 18-1072 ON AN UNIMPROVED OFF AIRPORT GRASS STRIP. UPON TAKEOFF HIS AIRCRAFT HIT AN UNSEEN POND AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES OFF SOME TUSSOCKS CAUSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC20CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA080), Jul 27, 2020: Piper PA 18 (N1277A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart from an off-airport surface that had standing water, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N1277A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020819025149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819025149A), Aug 19, 2002: Piper PA18 (N1277A), Newberg, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 19, 2002, approximately 0935 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-18 airplane, N1277A, registered to and being flown by a private pilot who had…

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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