# Accident 20040705012219A: Piper PA18150, Birchwood, AK, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4000° N, 149.5122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4000&lon=-149.5122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8918Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8918Y) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON GRAVEL RUNWAY 1R AT BIRCHWOOD, AK (BCV). WIND WAS LEFT CROSSWIND, ESTIMATED 300 DEGREES @ 8 KNOTS. AFTER 4 TOUCH AND GO'S, PILOT WAS MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING. PILOT STATED TO INSPECTOR THAT, AFTER WHEEL LANDING WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH SPEED, AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED WITH BRAKES TO PREVENT GROUND LOOP. PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE, AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, RECEIVED A BUMP ON THE FOREHEAD.

## 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 ANC04LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA073), Jul 5, 2004: Piper PA-18-160 (N8918Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N8918Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19991019032159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991019032159A), Oct 19, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N8918Y), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 19, 1999, about 1200 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N8918Y, sustained substantial damage while landing at 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.

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