# Accident 20171015014659A: Barber Warren D TURBINE CUBS PA-18, Skull Valley, UT, October 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Skull Valley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6092° N, 112.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6092&lon=-112.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181TJ-2021-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barber Warren D TURBINE CUBS P A 18 (registry code 056285P, https://openairdocs.org/model/barber-warren-d-turbine-cubs-p-a-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARBER WARREN D TURBINE CUBS PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,363 total, 228 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171015014659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED U-42, AND FLEW OUT TO THE SKULL VALLEY AREA, THE PILOT DESENDED TO OBSERVE AN OBJECT ON THE GROUND. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER THE ENGINE SEEMED TO STUMBLE, HE SUSPECTED CARB ICE, APPLIED CARB HEAT AND APPLIED POWER, HE FELT THE ENGINE HESITATED SO HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE ENGAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT HE TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS BUT THEY WERE LOCKED.

## 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 WPR18LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA009), Oct 15, 2017: Barber Warren D Turbine Cubs P A 18 (N181TJ), Skull Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The activation of the wheel brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. The reason for the wheel brake activation could not be determined.

## Other reports on N181TJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20170714011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714011889I), Jul 14, 2017: Barber Warren D TURBINE CUBS PA 18 (N181TJ), Shoshoni, WY, Minor damage. While in cruise, pilot reported sudden engine vibration. Reduced power before propeller separated from engine. Made emergency landing on a gravel road. When…

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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