# Accident 19990731023319A: Piper PA18, Levelock, AK, July 31, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 31, 1999, 19:10 local time - Place: Levelock, AK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: Y3RC - Location: 59.2906° N, 156.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2906&lon=-156.6507&mi=10 - Aircraft: N693JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693JB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA18 - Reported engine: LYC O320E2A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,328 total, 567 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA104) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731023319A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 31, 1999, ABOUT 1500 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N693JB, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE NEAR LEVELOCK, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A BUSINESS BY RDM PILOT / GUIDE, LTD., OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE LOCAL BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED KING SALMON TO LOOK FOR GAME. 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 AUGUST 6, THAT DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP RIB, AND THE OVERHEAD CROSSBAR IN THE CABIN ROOF. (-23) ON JULY 31, 1999 AT ABOUT 1930 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 SUPER CUB N693JB, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING 10 MILES WEST OF LEVELOCK, ALASKA AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND DEPARTED FROM KING SALMON, ALASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITI ONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING, DURING THE ROLLOUT, IN ROUGH TERRAIN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP BOW, OVERHEAD CROSSBAR AND PROPELLER. (.4) THE PILOT TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON TUNDRA, THE TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP RIB, AND THE OVERHEAD CROSSBAR IN THE CABIN ROOF. HE SAID THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 ANC99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA104), Aug 1, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N693JB), Levelock, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. ## Other reports on N693JB (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20000220001269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220001269I), Feb 20, 2000: Piper PA18 (N693JB), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) During landing on runway 6 at Merrill field (mri) the pilot applying the brakes, suddenly the aircraft began to skid (about 50 feet) then the aircraft… - [Incident 19980427010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427010059I), Apr 27, 1998: Piper PA18 (N693JB), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: incident #IAL38042701. After landing in very windy conditions at merrill field, the aircraft turned off the runway and began taxiing to tie down. A… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.