# Accident 20140528009769A: Piper PA-18-150, Cordova, AK, May 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2014, 14:01 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Cordova Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5425° N, 145.7525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5425&lon=-145.7525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8929L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8929L) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528009769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED CORDOVA CITY STRIP AROUND NOON AND WAS FLYING WITH HIS 11-YEAR-OLD SON TO GO LOOK FOR SHED ANTLERS.  HE MADE THREE LOW PASSES OVER THE INTENDED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE THAT WAS ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF CORDOVA. ON THE SECOND PASS, HE TOUCHED THE WHEELS DOWN LIGHTLY TO TEST THE LANDING SURFACE AND IT SEEMED FINE.  HE DESCRIBED THE SURFACE AS HARD AND DRY TUNDRA.  DURING THE LANDING THE WHEELS SLOWED NORMALLY.  THEN AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS ALMOST AT A STOP; THE WHEELS SANK ON THE SURFACE THAT WAS UNDETECTABLY MUSHY.  HE STATED THAT THE SURFACE CONDITION WAS SUCH THAT, IF THE AIRPLANE HAD SOME MORE FORWARD SPEED, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO ROLL.  BUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW ENOUGH THAT THE WHEELS SANK IN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN SLOW-MOTION.  HE ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING FORWARD AT 10 MPH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-OVER OCCURRED.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK ABOUT 2.5 FEET FROM WHERE THE PROP MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS SON WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC14CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA031), May 28, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N8929L), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action during landing on soft terrain, 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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