# Accident 20170926021179A: Piper PA-18-150, Holy Cross, AK, September 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Holy Cross, AK
- Airport: Holy Cross
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NZYC
- Location: 62.0700° N, 160.5636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0700&lon=-160.5636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170926021179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING ON HILLTOP RIDGE LINE AND CAUGHT WHEEL IN HOLE FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE REPORTED WAS RUDDER AND PROPELLER.  THIS IS AN OFF FIELD AREA.  DAMAGE WAS FURTHER DETERMINED TO INCLUDE WINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILATORS, RIGHT GEAR, WINDSCREEN, AND SKYLIGHT.

## 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 GAA17CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA565), Sep 26, 2017: Piper PA18 (N109T), Holy Cross, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N109T (1)

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

- [Accident 20230912022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230912022739A), Sep 12, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N109T), Saint Marys, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The airplane was loaded and attempted to depart with the weight above the maximum certificated gross weight. During the initial climb, the airplane impacted…

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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