# Accident 20150514007019A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, May 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2015, 10:07 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1872° N, 149.9658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1872&lon=-149.9658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2998P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2998P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150514007019A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING WHILE STILL ON RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING RIGHT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TOO HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP NOSE OVER ONTO ITS TOP.

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## 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 ANC15CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA025), May 14, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N2998P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes to maintain directional control, 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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