# Accident 20220727013269A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, July 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3800° N, 152.6900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3800&lon=-152.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4210Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4210Z) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727013269A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 2022, THE PILOT DEPARTED HILLTOP AIRPORT (AK24) FOR A REMOTE UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP. THE REMOTE LANDING SITE IS LOCATED AT N61.21.02, W152.43.0. UPON ATTEMPTED LANDING THE TIRES OF THE PA-18 STRUCK A BERM SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING STRIP AND BOUNCED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF COURSE AND INTO THE TREES (ALDERS) NEXT TO THE LANDING STRIP. THE PROPELLER, WINGS AND AIRFRAME OF THE PA-18 ALL RECEIVED DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA374), Jul 27, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N4210Z), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with a berm.

## Other reports on N4210Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19751019035429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019035429A), Oct 19, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N4210Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on mud flats with ditch.

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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