# Accident 20171129022329A: Piper PA-18-125, Tatitna, AK, November 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2017, 12:02 local time
- Place: Tatitna, AK
- Airport: Tatitna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AK1J
- Location: 62.2933° N, 153.3619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2933&lon=-153.3619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1386A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1386A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (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-18-125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 7,600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171129022329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DOING A TEST LANDING TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH AND DRAG OF THE SNOW. UPON THE FIRST PASS AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AND UNFORESEEN DRAG ON THE GEAR DUE TO THE NATURE AND DEPTH OF THE SNOW RESULTING IN THE EVENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED JUST BEFORE ROLLING OVER HE APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE DRAG OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE ROLLING OVER. VMC CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AND DAYLIGHT PREVAILED. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC18CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18CA017), Nov 29, 2017: Piper PA 18-125 (N1386A), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to contact an unsuitable landing surface, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N1386A (5)

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

- [Incident 20060523008229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523008229I), May 23, 2006: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Chigagoft Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and 1 pax took off in 30KT gusty right hand crosswind on a sloped beach. After take off pilot encountered wind gust that drifted airplane over the…
- [Accident 20030923036399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030923036399A), Sep 23, 2003: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Tanana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that 20 knot winds and low level turbulence at tree-top level, light winds with occasional gusts at the surface caused the left wing to…
- [Accident 19990813012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813012039A), Aug 13, 1999: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft ground looped on takeoff. (.19) on August 13, 1999, about 1705 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N1386A, sustained…
- [Accident 19970626016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626016009A), Jun 26, 1997: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Turned back landed in trees. Fuel selector o ring split. No detenies. Water in magas fuel.
- [Incident 19790803029919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803029919I), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA18125 (N1386A), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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