# Accident 19940402000319A: Piper PA18150, Beowawe, NV, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Beowawe, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5199° N, 116.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5199&lon=-116.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8884D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8884D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 66 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402000319A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTLY HIT BRAKES ON WHEEL LANDING. AIRCRAFT 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 LAX94LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA183), Apr 2, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N8884D), Beowawe, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes combined with excessive forward control pressure during recovery from a bounced landing.

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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