# Accident 20150613008859A: Piper PA-18-150, Wrangell St Eli, AK, June 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2015, 14:56 local time
- Place: Wrangell St Eli, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1003° N, 145.5292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1003&lon=-145.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3897Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3897Z) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150613008859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SOFT SAND. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE USED EXCESSIVE BRAKES. THE SAND QUICKLY MOUNDED IN FRONT OF THE MAIN TIRES AND OBSTRUCTED FORWARD ROLLOUT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 ANC15CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA039), Jun 13, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N3897Z), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of wheel brakes during landing, resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N3897Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20130811017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811017899A), Aug 11, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N3897Z), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot with one passenger landed on a 6000 foot ridge top on remote forest service land near Mccarthy, Alaska. Upon starting a downhill takeoff roll, pilot lost…
- [Accident 19900927042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042529A), Sep 27, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N3897Z), Kotes Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Windshear on final, flipped over but righted prior to impact in a lake adjacent to the runway.

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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