# Accident 20030717037349A: Piper PA18150, Talkeetna, AK, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83582, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83582) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717037349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ROLLED THROUGH A DEPRESSION IN THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON THE DIRT STRIP AT TKA, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES.

## 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 ANC03CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA080), Jul 17, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N83582), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N83582 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910508016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508016969A), May 8, 1991: Piper STCPA18 (N83582), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Struck powerline and trees on forced landing. Carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19770914031319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914031319A), Sep 14, 1977: Piper PA18S125 (N83582), Honey Grove, TX, Substantial damage. Lndd in plowed fld adj to sod strip.

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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