# Accident 20160423023939A: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, Talkeetna, AK, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.7153° N, 151.3208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7153&lon=-151.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 45 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423023939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR ALONG SIDE RIVER, WHILE COMING TO STOP, PILOT SAID HE APPLIED BRAKES "A LITTLE TO HARD" AND AT THE SAME TIME HE CAUGHT A SMALL GUST OF WIND ON THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO FORWARD UPPER FUSELAGE AND FORWARD WING ATTACH POINTS.

## 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 GAA16CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA210), Apr 24, 2016: Piper PA18S (N247T), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll, 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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