Event ANC83LA062

1983-03-31 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States Airport · Z41 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4127Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-18-150

Year of manufacture

1964 · 19 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19640922

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4DEF3

Registrant of record

MAMROL PETER J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4127Z Piper PA-18-150 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED DURING A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT. THE TOUCHDOWN OF THIS LAST LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT DURING ROLLOUT THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RESPONDED WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER, BRAKE AND ADDED A LITTLE POWER BUT THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AND NOSED DOWN IN THE MUSKEG ALONGSIDE THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA062.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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