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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · August 30, 2009

Date
August 30, 2009 · 18:00 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Off Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N743
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09TA090
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot in command stated he aggressively applied braking during roll out following a landing on a river side gravel bar. The airplane subsequently tipped forward, coming to a rest on its nose/propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED BRAKING DURING ROLL OUT FOLLOWING A LANDING ON A RIVER SIDE GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY TIPPED FORWARD, COMING TO A REST ON ITS NOSE/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.