# Accident 20000725042349A: Piper PA18150, Cordova, AK, July 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7892° N, 145.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7892&lon=-145.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1755P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1755P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725042349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 25, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL TIME, ALVIN FULTON WHILE ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-18, N1755P WHILE LANDING ON RWY 34 IN CDV, STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED, THE TAIL HAD TOUCHED THE GROUND THEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO NOSE OVER. MR. FULTON WAS NOT ABLE TO PREVENT THE NOSE OVER. MR. FULTON RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND WINGS.

## 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 ANC00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA094), Jul 25, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N1755P), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes.

## Other reports on N1755P (4)

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

- [Accident 20230915015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230915015129A), Sep 15, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N1755P), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. On September 15, 2023, around 6:30 pm local Alaska time, a Piper PA-18 aircraft with registration [privacy data omitted]attempted to land on a gravel strip…
- [Accident 20050911024379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050911024379A), Sep 11, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N1755P), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated he landed uphill toward the west, and about 20 feet after touch down, a gust of wind lifted the tail of the airplane. The nose of the…
- [Accident 20040411005379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040411005379A), Apr 11, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N1755P), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on April 11, 2004, at 0800 local time, N1755P veered off the right side of runway 19L after touchdown. During the 3 point landing…
- [Accident 19761105036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105036189A), Nov 5, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N1755P), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Log hidden under snow

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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