# Accident 20160924024249A: Piper PA-18, Willow, AK, September 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Sixmile Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7542° N, 150.0514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7542&lon=-150.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 53 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160924024249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC16CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA069), Sep 25, 2016: Piper PA18 (N743R), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N743R (1)

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

- [Incident 20160524015989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524015989I), May 24, 2016: Piper PA-18-150 (N743R), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he was correcting for a slight crosswind during landing and inadvertantly applied too much brake during rollout and the airplane nosed 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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