# Accident 20050410006539A: Piper PA18135, Palmer, AK, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4667° N, 148.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4667&lon=-148.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8960C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8960C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410006539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE LANDINGS ON AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A DIP IN THE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC05LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA056), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N8960C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.

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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