# Accident 20000820014099A: Piper PA18A150, North Plains, OR, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 13:20 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6693° N, 123.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6693&lon=-123.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6985D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820014099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RETURNED FROM GLIDER TOW. A/C ACCOMPLISHED WHEEL LANDING. NOSED OVER AND LANDED ON 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 SEA00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA167), Aug 20, 2000: Piper PA-18A-150 (N6985D), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes. Contributing factors were the pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed (landing long and fast) and lack of experience in the make/model of aircraft.

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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