# Accident 19900725032929A: Piper PA18150, Big River Ak, AK, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Big River Ak, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6094° N, 154.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6094&lon=-154.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725032929A

## Narrative

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

USED HEAVY BRAKING DURING WHEEL LANDING ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP TO PREVENT A OVERRUN. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA123), Jul 25, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N75PC), Big River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES BY THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N75PC (1)

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

- [Accident 19791130032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130032539A), Nov 30, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N75PC), Asheboro, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot made unscheduled hard landing in cow pasture. Folded landing gear. Damaged wing tips.

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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