20030612011199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Laurel, MT · June 12, 2003

Date
June 12, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place
Laurel, MT
Airport
Laurel Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5779D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA03LA099
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,730 total320 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that she was practicing short field landings on her private strip. During a wheel landing she applied the brakes. The aircraft nosed over and then went over on its top.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON HER PRIVATE STRIP. DURING A WHEEL LANDING SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THEN WENT OVER ON ITS TOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.