# Accident 20151001022309A: Piper PA-18-150, Willow, AK, October 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1014° N, 150.0761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1014&lon=-150.0761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8996Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8996Y) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151001022309A

## Narrative

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

MISHAP PILOT (MP) WAS IN FRONT SEAT OF PA-18 DOING AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES.  MP TOUCHED DOWN FARTHER DOWN SANDBAR THAN BRIEFED. SAFETY PILOT IN REAR SEAT GAVE GO AROUND CALL. MP THOUGHT HE COULD STOP AND OVERBRAKED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFTS TAIL TO PASS OVERHEAD-FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. NO INJURIES.

TOTAL HOURS OF MP ARE "UNKNOWN" DUE TO MILITARY HOURS. MP HAS JUST OVER 150 CIVILIAN HOURS.

## 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 GAA16CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA004), Oct 2, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N8996Y), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N8996Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20210701012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701012149A), Jul 1, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N8996Y), Petersville, AK, Substantial damage. Description: the accident occurred during an instructional flight with the purpose of teaching uphill landing techniques. After landing and cresting the hill,…
- [Accident 19800601021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601021799A), Jun 1, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N8996Y), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on dirt strip. Braked too heavily. The airplane overturned.
- [Accident 19760905032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905032039A), Sep 5, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N8996Y), Baird Mts, AK, Substantial damage. Acft went ovr cliff.

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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