# Accident 19980925037159A: Piper PA18150, New Stuyahok, AK, September 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Stuyahok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4909° N, 157.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4909&lon=-157.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82905, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82905) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925037159A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1045 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N82905, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT RIDGETOP LANDING SITE, SEVEN MILES NORTH OF THE STUYAHOK AIRPORT, NEW STUYAHOK, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY ROCKY C. MCELVEEN, DBA ALASKAN ADVENTURES, OF SOLDOTNA, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT IN SUPPORT OF A HUNTING-GUIDE OPERATION. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NEW STUYAHOK AT 1043 FOR THE ACCIDENT SITE TO PICK UP CARIBOU MEAT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ON SEPTEMBER 26, THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE RIDGETOP WITH A 10 TO 15 DEGREE CROSSWIND, WITH WINDS OF 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING ON A RIDGETOP IN A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL BEGAN TO COME DOWN. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL AFT STICK, RAISING THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE ELEVATORS, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1045 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N82905, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT RIDGETOP LANDING SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE RIDGETOP WITH A 10 TO 15 DEGREE CROSSWIND, WITH WINDS OF 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED 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 ANC98LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA160), Sep 25, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N82905), New Stuyahok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N82905 (4)

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

- [Accident 20060918023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918023429A), Sep 18, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N82905), Kolignak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Thirty miles north of Kolignak, PIC encountered what he described as a micro burst near a ridge pushing the aircraft into a ridge, causing substantial…
- [Accident 20000910042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910042619A), Sep 10, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N82905), Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was enroute from Alaska to Texas. The statement should be coming soon. This report will be amended when pilot's statement arrives.
- [Accident 19990820013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990820013239A), Aug 20, 1999: Piper PA18 (N82905), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on take-off and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on August 20, 1999, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a tundra…
- [Incident 19800726062669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726062669I), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82905), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Hard water landing caused loss of control and collision with shoreline.

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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