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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Homer, AK · September 3, 2014

Date
September 3, 2014 · 16:30 local
Place
Homer, AK
Airport
Bear Cove
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8775C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14CA075
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total550 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. Upon landing, airman stated that he applied heavy braking causing the aircraft to nose over and roll inverted. Damage was reported to involve the propeller, nose cowling, vertical stabilzer and right wing strut. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. UPON LANDING, AIRMAN STATED THAT HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND ROLL INVERTED. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO INVOLVE THE PROPELLER, NOSE COWLING, VERTICAL STABILZER AND RIGHT WING STRUT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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