# Accident 20081002848909A: Piper PA18150, October 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2008, 15:35 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DI0M
- Location: 61.5811° N, 150.4669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5811&lon=-150.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081002848909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS DOING OFF AIRPORT (I.E. LANDING ON GRAVEL BARS) PILOT PROFIENCY TRAINING FOR AN UPCOMING OFF AIRPORT CLINIC/SEMINAR.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TO HEAVY ON THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC09LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA002), Oct 2, 2008: Piper PA-18 (N788), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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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