# Accident 20160418006569A: Piper PA-18, Butte, AK, April 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2016, 19:15 local time
- Place: Butte, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4958° N, 149.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4958&lon=-149.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2518A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418006569A

## Narrative

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

04/18/2016: PIPER PA-18 SERIAL NUMBER 18-2148 DEPARTED BGQ AT 1845 AND FLEW

(VFR) DIRECT TO THE KNIK RIVER DRAINAGE. ON LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT

ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA16CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA204), Apr 19, 2016: Piper PA 18 (N2518A), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain and incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N2518A (3)

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

- [Incident 19930924050019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924050019I), Sep 24, 1993: Piper PA18 (N2518A), Oter Lake, AK, Minor damage. Encountered a down draft on final approach. Landed short of runway.
- [Accident 19900922043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922043359A), Sep 22, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N2518A), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on gravel bar due to icing and IMC. Wiped plane and tried to takeoff unable to fly hit log. Ice on airframe.
- [Accident 19740318004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740318004509A), Mar 18, 1974: Piper PA18 (N2518A), Ely, NV, Substantial damage. Ski struck rock. Couldnt turn around,had to lnd.

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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