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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AK · June 2, 2018

Date: June 2, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place: Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40549
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total3,700 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N40549Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8865 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC was practicing short field landings for an upcoming short field landing competition. On the landing that the incident occurred, the PIC stated that he got too aggressive on the brakes in order to stop within a certain distance. The aircraft was still carrying too much speed for the amount of braking applied, and nosed over. There were no injuries to the PIC who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, and minor damage to the prop tips, and spinner of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS FOR AN UPCOMING SHORT FIELD LANDING COMPETITION. ON THE LANDING THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE PIC STATED THAT HE GOT TOO AGGRESSIVE ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL CARRYING TOO MUCH SPEED FOR THE AMOUNT OF BRAKING APPLIED, AND NOSED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PIC WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP TIPS, AND SPINNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.