# Accident 20140903016639A: Piper PA-18-135, Homer, AK, September 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Bear Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7603° N, 150.9892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7603&lon=-150.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8775C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8775C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 550 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903016639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC14CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA075), Sep 4, 2014: Piper PA 18-135 (N8775C), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll.

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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