# Accident 20090830049359A: Piper PA-18-150, Bethel, AK, August 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2009, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5467° N, 161.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5467&lon=-161.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09TA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830049359A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC09TA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09TA090), Aug 31, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N743), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes while landing at an off-airport site.

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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