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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Willow, AK · September 24, 2016

Date: September 24, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place: Willow, AK
Airport: Sixmile Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N743R
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16CA069
Reported as: Piper PA-18
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320-B2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 904 total53 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N743RRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8109055 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming O-320-B2BReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The PIC was doing some touch and go landings. He was on the ground roll of his third landing with all 3 gear on the runway and he applied brakes and the airplane nosed over and onto its back. There was substantial damage to the aircraft with no injury to the PIC. The PIC stated he might have applied to heavy braking, causing the aircraft to nose over and onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC WAS DOING SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE WAS ON THE GROUND ROLL OF HIS THIRD LANDING WITH ALL 3 GEAR ON THE RUNWAY AND HE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND ONTO ITS BACK. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURY TO THE PIC. THE PIC STATED HE MIGHT HAVE APPLIED TO HEAVY BRAKING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16CA069Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWillow, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.Sep 25, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N743R · 1

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

Incident 20160524015989ILanding: Rollout · Talkeetna, AKPilot stated that he was correcting for a slight crosswind during landing and inadvertantly applied too much brake during rollout and the airplane nosed over onto its propeller. Damage was limited to the propeller and spinner.May 24, 2016 · Minor damage