# Accident 20050507011889A: Piper PA18150, Cordova, AK, May 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0569° N, 143.4536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0569&lon=-143.4536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9206Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9206Y) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507011889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON A BEACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE BEACH, BECAME AIRBORNE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC05LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA072), May 7, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N9206Y), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the…

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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