# Accident 20160527007969A: Piper PA-18-150, Palmer, AK, May 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2016, 11:45 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1797° N, 148.6931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1797&lon=-148.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82057, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82057) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 151 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160527007969A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED MRI ON 05/27/2016. HE TRAVELED TO THE LAKE GEORGE AREA TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. HE HAD DONE FIVE LANDINGS PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT, FOUR OF THOSE HAD BEEN AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE ACCIDENT SITE. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO WIND. ON HIS LAST LANDING THE AIRMAN NOSED OVER AND ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA16CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA287), May 27, 2016: Piper PA 18 (N82057), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N82057 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090606047209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606047209A), Jun 6, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N82057), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. Pilot reported landing on beach near chuitna river and did not like slope of landing area. Pilot attempted go-around and struck a pile of debris, damaging…
- [Accident 20080806844699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806844699A), Aug 6, 2008: Piper PA18150 (N82057), Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on a sandbar landing area approximately 900' x 50' and when the brakes were applied the wheels locked in the soft sand which resulted in the…

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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