# Accident 20150517007409A: Piper PA-18-150, Seward, AK, May 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Airport: Seward
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1297° N, 149.4161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1297&lon=-149.4161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83330) (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 O-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150517007409A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, INCREASING FRICTION OF GRASS AND INCREASING TAILWIND COMBINED TO FLIP AIRCRAFT OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL, WING TIPS AND STRUTS, PROPELLER AND COWLING, DASH, ALTIMETER.

## 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 ANC15CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA028), May 17, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N83330), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N83330 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230604007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230604007839A), Jun 4, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N83330), Susitna River D, AK, Substantial damage. On June 4, 2023, about 1030 local time, the PIC of the PA18 was making a landing along the bank of the Susitna River delta. The PIC landed the aircraft on a…
- [Accident 19890831034029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831034029A), Aug 31, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N83330), Burns Junction, OR, Substantial damage. Student stalled aircraft on climbout from a crosswind takeoff. Blamed wind gust.

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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