# Accident 19980616020799A: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, June 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4506° N, 149.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4506&lon=-149.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4320Z) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616020799A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT TO TAIL ON LANDING. USED BRAKES. NOSED OVER ON TUNDRA. HAD NEWLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TIRES. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TUNDRA LANDINGS WITH NEWLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TIRES. WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED OFF AIRPORT SITE, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT TAILWIND GUST. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE AN ERROR IN DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED.

## 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 ANC98LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA076), Jun 16, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N4320Z), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots misjudgement of the tailwind, and excessive application of brakes during the off airport landing.

## Other reports on N4320Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20030808037219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030808037219A), Aug 8, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N4320Z), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Just prior to touch down the pilot encountered a sudden gust of wind which blew the aircraft into a patch of willow trees. The aircraft came to rest…
- [Accident 19980404006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404006019A), Apr 4, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N4320Z), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The certificated commercial pilot was landing a ski equipped, tailwheel airplane on a remote, snow covered river gravel bar. During the landing roll, the…
- [Accident 19940531013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531013099A), May 31, 1994: Piper PA18150 (N4320Z), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust landing caused cub to swerve. Lost control. Exited runway into a pond. Nosed over.

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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