# Accident 19900503013129A: Piper PA18A135, Nenana, AK, May 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4709° N, 148.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4709&lon=-148.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1192C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1192C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 215 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900503013129A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA065), May 3, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N1192C), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MAIN WHEELS (OR BRAKES) HAD LOCKED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## Other reports on N1192C (3)

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

- [Incident 19940304009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304009789I), Mar 4, 1994: Piper PA18A135 (N1192C), Nenana, AK, Minor damage. Pilot hit a snow mound while taxiing on frozen lake for takeoff. Left gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19920612024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612024769I), Jun 12, 1992: Piper PA18135 (N1192C), Blair Lake, AK, Minor damage. When pilot turned around to back taxi left wheel fell into a run off wash. Aircraft veered into brush.
- [Accident 19880802029959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802029959A), Aug 2, 1988: Piper PA18A135 (N1192C), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a soft mud strip and nosed over. Unimproved landing site.

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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