# Accident 20130722018169A: Shepherd Howard M SUPERCUB, Freshwater Bay, AK, July 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2013, 19:30 local time
- Place: Freshwater Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.9261° N, 135.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9261&lon=-135.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shepherd Howard M SUPERCUB (registry code 05629OG, https://openairdocs.org/model/shepherd-howard-m-supercub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2A (registry code 42285, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHEPHERD HOWARD M SUPERCUB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722018169A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ACCEPTED A LIGHT (4-5 MPH) TAIL-WIND DUE TO THE VISIBILITY BEING OBSCURED BY THE SUN IF LANDING INTO THE WIND.  THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING TOUCH-DOWN HE MAY HAVE APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN AND OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIGHT.  HOWEVER, THE PILOT RECEIVED A SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ANC13LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA089), Jul 23, 2013: Howard M. Shepherd Supercub (N13NV), Hoonah, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site and his subsequent landing at too high of an airspeed, which resulted in his excessive use of brakes during the landing roll and…

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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