# Incident 20250222003979I: Piper PA-18-150, Alexander Creek, AK, February 22, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Alexander Creek, AK
- Airport: Alexander Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YGOA
- Location: 61.4218° N, 150.5999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4218&lon=-150.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4272Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4272Z) (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: 1,191 total, 7 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250222003979I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MADE A "NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING" ON AN UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP NEAR ALEXANDER CREEK. THE GRAVEL STRIP HAD PATCHES OF ICE ON THE LANDING SURFACE. AIRMAN REPORTED LIGHT WINDS AT THE TIME. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, SLOWING DOWN USING THE HEEL BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AN ICY PATCH. UNEQUAL BRAKING ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT WHILE SLIDING FORWARD, AND MOVING TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STARTED CATCHING SMALL TREES ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE STRIP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN MORE TOWARD THE RIGHT AND CLOSER TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE STRIP. EVENTUALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE STRIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE, NOW SLIDING IN THE SNOW, AND THE LEFT GEAR LEG FOLDED IN UNDER THE FUSELAGE, AND THE  LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A LARGE TREE.

## Other reports on N4272Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20120710014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710014929A), Jul 10, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N4272Z), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. While attempting to take off from a mountain ridge, the airman allowed the left wing to contact the ground after experiencing a strong crosswind gust. This…

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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