# Accident 20140718015189A: Piper PA-18A 150, Palmer, AK, July 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2014, 10:25 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4147° N, 148.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4147&lon=-148.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9783D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9783D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140718015189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC14LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA055), Jul 19, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N9783D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of excessive brake pressure during landing on a rough surface, 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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