# Accident 20210901019619A: Piper PA-18-150, AK, September 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3333° N, 147.6758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3333&lon=-147.6758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8987Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8987Y) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 588 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210901019619A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, N8987Y PILOTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED PALMER AIRPORT AFTER REFUELING FOR THE PURPOSES OF A HUNTING TRIP WITH A FRIEND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONE PASSENGER AND APPROXIMATELY 2/3 FULL TANKS ON DEPARTURE.

THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LANDING WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND SHIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THERE WAS A SIDE LOAD ON THE LANDING GEAR CAUSING A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ANC21LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA101), Sep 1, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N8987Y), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare while landing off-airport with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N8987Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20200602007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200602007559A), Jun 2, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N8987Y), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was flying to small narrow landing strip near the headwaters of the kustatan river, which is approximately 25 miles northwest of Kenai (ena) VOR on the…

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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