# Accident 20100819041499A: Piper PA-18, Buena, WA, August 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2010, 16:11 local time
- Place: Buena, WA
- Airport: Buena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4431° N, 120.3408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4431&lon=-120.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1662P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1662P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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-18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100819041499A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PA-18, REGISTRATION N1622P APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING DURING THE ROLL OUT AT BUENA (WA97) AIRPORT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR10CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA414), Aug 19, 2010: Piper PA-18 (N1662P), Buena, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive brake application, resulting in a nose 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.