# Accident 20080806844699A: Piper PA18150, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0667° N, 151.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0667&lon=-151.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82057) (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: 803 total, 721 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806844699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A SANDBAR LANDING AREA APPROXIMATELY 900' X 50' AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE WHEELS LOCKED IN THE SOFT SAND WHICH RESULTED IN THE "NOSE-OVER" FLIP OF THE AIRCRAFT ONTO IT'S BACK.  PROPELLER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED WITH A FERRY FLIGHT TO MIR.  APPARENT VISUAL DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LEFT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT, LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT, WINDSHIELD, SKY-LIGHT, AND LEFT FORWARD WING ROOT ATTACHMENT AREA.

## 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 ANC08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA101), Aug 7, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N82057), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive speed and excessive application of brakes during the landing roll on soft, sandy terrain.

## Other reports on N82057 (2)

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

- [Accident 20160527007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160527007969A), May 27, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N82057), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Airman departed mri on 05/27/2016. He traveled to the lake george area to practice landings. He had done five landings previous to the accident, four of those…
- [Accident 20090606047209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606047209A), Jun 6, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N82057), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. Pilot reported landing on beach near chuitna river and did not like slope of landing area. Pilot attempted go-around and struck a pile of debris, damaging…

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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