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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mcgrath, AK · August 11, 2007

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Date
August 11, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7051
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC07TA080
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
412 total118 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N7051Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-2932 · Built 1953Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On August 11, 2007, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper, PA-18 airplane, N7051, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing rollout. The aircraft came to rest upside down on the off airport landing surface, about 5 miles west of farwell, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules, public use operation when the accident occurred. The aircraft is owned and operated by the state of Alaska, division of Alaska wildlife troopers. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation with FAA inspector privacy data omitted the pilot said that he mismanaged the controls on landing rollout by applying too much forward elevator and wheel braking causing the aircraft to nose over on its back. The airplane sustained damage to the left and right wing, nose cowling, rudder & propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2007, ABOUT 1330 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED PIPER, PA-18 AIRPLANE, N7051, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING SURFACE, ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF FARWELL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, PUBLIC USE OPERATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, DIVISION OF ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT SAID THAT HE MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS ON LANDING ROLLOUT BY APPLYING TOO MUCH FORWARD ELEVATOR AND WHEEL BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING, NOSE COWLING, RUDDER & PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07TA080Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain conditions.Aug 11, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7051 · 2

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

Accident 20030709029259ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AK(-23) On a public service flight from soldotna to Anchorage the pilot made a practice landing on a dirt road. During rollout, the left wing struck high brush on the side of the road causing the airplane to turn to the left and nose into the foliage. The pilot…Jul 9, 2003 · Substantial damageAccident 19990515005369ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nome, AKAlaska department of fish and wildlife public use acft veered off the right side of a road while landing on it and went into a ditch, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on may 15, 1999, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-ski equipped Piper PA-18…May 15, 1999 · Substantial damage