# Incident 20220520007379I: Piper PA-18-150, Nelchina, AK, May 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: Nelchina, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0104° N, 146.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nelchina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0104&lon=-146.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7348L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7348L) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 48,550 total, 47,550 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220520007379I

## Narrative

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

AFTER BOUNCING ALONG ON THE ICE OF A LARGE LAKE TO TEST FOR STRENGTH, PILOT LANDED. AIRCRAFT HAD 31" TIRES AND ON ROLL-OUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BROKE THROUGH THE ICE. THE TAIL WHEEL STAYED ON TOP OF THE ICE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE ICE.

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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