# Incident 20210423006579I: Piper PA-18-150, Willow, AK, April 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2021, 10:45 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8792D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8792D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210423006579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT "DRAGGED" THE FROZEN LAKE TO CONFIRM ICE WAS SUITABLE FOR LANDING AND WENT AROUND.  UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE FROZEN SURFACE OF RED SHIRT LAKE, THE LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH A LAYER OF ICE, SANK INTO APPROX 6 INCHES OF SLUSH ON TOP OF APPROX 14 INCHES OF ICE, AND NOSED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8792D (1)

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

- [Accident 19950726046359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726046359A), Jul 26, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N8792D), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Too low on approach to remote strip. Stalled. Impacted in a swamp 200FT short. No mechanical problem.

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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