# Accident 20090915049559A: Piper PA-18-135, Chickaloon, AK, September 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9928° N, 148.2980° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9928&lon=-148.2980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9840Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9840Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090915049559A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN LANDED ON A GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN CHICKALOON, ALASKA.  DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER ENCOUNTERING AN UNFORSEEN  SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC09CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA099), Sep 16, 2009: Piper PA-18 (N9840Q), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on landing.

## Other reports on N9840Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19771109042669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771109042669A), Nov 9, 1977: Piper PA18135 (N9840Q), AK, Substantial damage

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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