# Accident 20140731012349A: Piper PA-18, Traverse City, MI, July 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2014, 14:08 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7417° N, 85.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7417&lon=-85.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8461D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8461D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,007 total, 1,524 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731012349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND FLIPPED OVER.

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT SEAT AND HAD A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT BRIEF THE PASSENGER ABOUT KEEPING HIS FEET OFF THE BRAKE PEDALS.

## 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 CEN14CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA404), Jul 31, 2014: Piper PA 18 (N8461D), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and the airplane nosing 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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