# Accident 20220810014399A: Piper PA-18-150, Delta Junction, AK, August 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2022, 19:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5741° N, 143.2415° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5741&lon=-143.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7087D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7087D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 960 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220810014399A

## Narrative

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

LEFT DELTA JCT HEADING TO CHARLIE RIVER THREE FINGERS BLM STRIP. PILOT HELD THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLIP CONFIGURATION POSITION ON APPROACH TO LAND AT THE BLM STRIP. WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND AT THE BLM'S AIR STRIP, AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE BLM'S STRIP, AIRCRAFT STALLED. THIS ACTION RESULTED THE  AIRCRAFT LANDED  HARD. WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND,  AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, RIGHT WHEEL AXLE BROKE.  AIRCRAFT STOPPED UPRIGHT IN BRUSH.

## 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 ANC22LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA067), Aug 10, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N7087D), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll following a hard landing.

## Other reports on N7087D (1)

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

- [Accident 19861206067859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206067859A), Dec 6, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N7087D), Havre, MT, Substantial damage. The aircraft stalled and struck the terrain while making low passes at coyotes.

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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