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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AK · July 18, 2014

Date
July 18, 2014 · 10:25 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9783D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14LA055
Reported as
Piper PA-18A 150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to the pilot, while lnding on a gravel bar, the aircraft hit a hidden pot hole (rock) causing the aircraft to roll over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE LNDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HIDDEN POT HOLE (ROCK) CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.