# Accident 20160827022929A: Piper PA-18-150, Kenai, AK, August 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2016, 11:55 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7742° N, 151.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7742&lon=-151.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7184B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7184B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 994 total, 721 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827022929A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AREA WAS WET AND VEGETATED, WHEELS DUG IN AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT SETTLING 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 GAA16CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA456), Aug 27, 2016: Piper PA18 (N7184B), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper soft field landing technique on a soft grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N7184B (2)

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

- [Accident 20190827019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827019119A), Aug 27, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N7184B), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot departed Kenai airport at 22:53Z with approximately 20 gallons of fuel and a light load consisting of: a tent, sleeping bag, two firearms and…
- [Accident 20180913013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180913013489A), Sep 13, 2018: Piper PA-18-150 (N7184B), Drift River, AK, Substantial damage. The following statement was from the pilots NTSB report. I checked ATIS and departed kenai airport 9/13/2018, at 10:40 a.m. with full fuel. Weather was clear.…

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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