# NTSB ANC81DAG89: Piper PA-18, N7513K, Homer, AK, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2841  81/8/31  NR.HOMER,AK           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 626
        TIME - 0750                    N7513K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMER,AK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK ALDER BUSHES DRG LNDG ON UNIMPROVED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7513K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7513K), registered now, S/N 18-225, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bush Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810831063789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831063789A), Aug 31, 1981: Piper PA18, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landing on unimproved strip. Wing struck brush causing gound-loop and substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N7513K (2)

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 FTW94LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA312), Sep 25, 1994: Piper PA-18-160 (N7513K), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF BRAKES DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AT THE REMOTE LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB ANC89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA177), Sep 30, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N7513K), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE STRONG/GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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.

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