# Accident 20111024030429A: Piper PA-18-150, Fargo, ND, October 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9428° N, 96.9289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9428&lon=-96.9289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7949, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7949) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,020 total, 51 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111024030429A

## Narrative

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

PIC MISMANAGED BRAKES DURING LANDING RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT TIPPING OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PHOTOS ON FILE WITH NTSB. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED ON SCENE BY AIRWORTHINESS ASI 10-25-2011 TO VERIFY DAMAGE AS DESCRIBED BY PIC DURING TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH FAR FSDO IIC 10-24-2011. PIC INFORMED IIC OF OVERUSE OF BRAKES ON LANDING DURING INITIAL TELEPHONE CONVERSATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA042), Oct 24, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N7949), West Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll before the tailwheel had made sustained contact with the runway.

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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