# Accident 20080423833929A: Aronca 15AC, Anchorage, AK, April 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2008, 21:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2000° N, 149.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2000&lon=-149.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1452H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1452H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080423833929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 04/28/2008 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PILOT: STATED HE LANDED RWY 25, DID A (HI-SPEED) TAXI WITH TAILWHEEL IN THE AIR, HELD THE SPEED TOO LONG, CUT POWER AND GONT ON BRAKES A LITTLE TOO AGRESSIVELY, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AT ALMOST A DEAD STOP AND CONTINUED ON OVER. NO MECHANICAL ANOMOLIES NOTED. FLIGHT REVIEW AND TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT 2 APRIL 2008, MEDICAL 08/23/2007. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: 20 INCH TUNDRA TIRES.

## 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 ANC08CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA056), Apr 24, 2008: Aeronca 15AC (N1452H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll. A factor was an excessive taxispeed.

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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