# Incident 20090501047009I: Piper PA-18AS-125, Fairbanks, AK, May 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2009, 13:14 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1907A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1907A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18AS-125 (registry code 7101816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18as-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18AS-125
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090501047009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL HE HELD BRAKES AND ADDED POWER TO LIFT THE TAILWHEEL OFF THE GROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.  AFTER RELEASING BRAKES HE COMMENTED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE AS HE HAD ANTICIPATED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER, THE SPINNER AND THE COWLING SURROUNDING THE AIR FILTER.  NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS VISIABLE.

## Other reports on N1907A (2)

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

- [Accident 20230322006839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230322006839A), Mar 22, 2023: Piper PA-18AS-125 (N1907A), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot of a PA-18AS-125 was on a normal recreational flight in and around the Umatilla, FL area. The aircraft is equipped for both water and runway…
- [Accident 20050906022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050906022439A), Sep 6, 2005: Piper PA18AS125 (N1907A), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was operating N1907A, a PA-18A-125, in the japan hills area on an unimproved airstrip, he estimated 400 ft long and it…

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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