# Accident 20220528008769A: Piper PA-18-150, Gulkana, AK, May 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2022, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2056° N, 145.4454° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2056&lon=-145.4454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5773M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5773M) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220528008769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS REPOSITIONING NEWLY PURCHASED SUPER CUB AND LANDED AT GULKANA FOR FUEL. WINDS WERE A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, GUSTING OVER 20 KNOTS; PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RUNWAY 33R GRAVEL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT REPORTED TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY BADLY, AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT IN A GROUND LOOP, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA036), May 28, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N5773M), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional during the landing rollout in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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