# Accident 20170511005229A: Piper PA-18-135, Seward, AK, May 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2017, 12:55 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Airport: Seward
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1300° N, 149.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1300&lon=-149.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1258C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1258C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,323 total, 680 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170511005229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA275), May 11, 2017: Piper PA18 (N1258C), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's incorrect brake application during a high-speed taxi with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N1258C (2)

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

- [Accident 20160521021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521021679A), May 21, 2016: Piper PA-18-135 (N1258C), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. As the aircraft began to flare on landing, the airspeed became too slow. An attempt to add power was made, but the throttle response was too slow to respond.…
- [Accident 20110812018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110812018839A), Aug 12, 2011: Piper PA-18-135 (N1258C), Chandalar Lake, AK, Minor damage. Pilot reports: made what seemed to be an uneventful landing. As the plane was rolling out it started to the left. I applied right rudder and the next thing I…

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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