20170511005229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Seward, AK · May 11, 2017

Date
May 11, 2017 · 12:55 local
Place
Seward, AK
Airport
Seward
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1258C
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA275
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,323 total680 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft was taxiing on runway 31. The aircraft began to swerve, and the instructor pilot applied the brakes. The aircraft nosed over while still on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1258C · 2

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