# Accident 20170817013429A: Piper PA-18A 150, Tyonek, AK, August 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9561° N, 151.6389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9561&lon=-151.6389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7678D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7678D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170817013429A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT IN VEGETATION. DURING ROLLOUT, APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.  DAMAGED RUDDER AND RIGHT WING TO INCLUDE STRUTS.

## 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 GAA17CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA501), Aug 17, 2017: Piper PA18 (N7678D), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-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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