# Accident 20060613010359A: Piper PA18, Palmer, AK, June 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4550° N, 148.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4550&lon=-148.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1325A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1325A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060613010359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO A CLIENT INTERESTED IN PURCHASING SUPER CUB. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEMONSTRATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, ON A SAND BAR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE GRAVEL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY CROSSED A SILTY AREA WHERE THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY LOCKED UP. DURING THIS TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ RAISED THE TAIL SLIGHTLY TO SEE OVER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AT THE SAME TIME THEY CROSSED A PATCH OF GRAVEL. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED DRAG.

## 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 ANC06LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA068), Jun 13, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N1325A), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the rocky terrain.

## Other reports on N1325A (1)

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

- [Incident 20110819019739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819019739I), Aug 19, 2011: Piper PA-18 (N1325A), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Upon touch down wind gusted and caused the aircraft to veer to the left, pilot corrected to the right then to the left as aircraft spun around. Large side…

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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