# Accident 19980614020819A: Piper PA18150, Nikiski, AK, June 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54247, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980614020819A

## Narrative

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

TUNDRA EQUIPPED PA 18 NOSED OVER LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. (FROM .4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL BAR.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TOUCH DOWN, HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING.  THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL CAME UP, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT: '... IT WAS JUST PILOT ERROR.... I JUST HIT THE BRAKES TOO HARD.'  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND WING LIFT STRUTS.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                                                         (-23) ON JUNE 14, 1998, ABOUT 0900 ADT, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-150, AIRPLANE N54247, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF NIKISKI, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WASILLA AIRPORT, WASILLA, ALASKA, AT 0630. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING. THE AIRPLANE TAIL CAME UP AND AIRPLANE 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 ANC98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA072), Jun 14, 1998: Piper PA-18-160 (N54247), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive brake application during landing roll.

## Other reports on N54247 (2)

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

- [Accident 19821004051579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004051579A), Oct 4, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N54247), King Salmon, AK, Destroyed. Caught in a crosswind and down drift on liftoff. Struck ground on a downslope off side of runway and flipped over.
- [Accident 19810914060929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914060929A), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N54247), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Power reduction on takeoff. Aborted, dragged wing on gravel bar. Crashed. Possible water in fuel.

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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