# Accident 20120828020289A: Piper PA-18-150, Delta Junction, AK, August 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2012, 10:15 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5500° N, 144.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5500&lon=-144.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4316Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4316Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 80 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120828020289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WENT INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND, THEN THE RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED A PILE OF BRUSH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 ANC12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA094), Aug 28, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N4316Z), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to identify the appropriate touchdown point, which resulted 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.

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