# Accident 20180628024109A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, June 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2018, 07:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Big Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5003° N, 150.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5003&lon=-150.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4714Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180628024109A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/28/2018, AT 0645 THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM (AK12) FLYING CROWN AIRPORT ANCHORAGE, AK. HE FLEW OVER TO THE SUSITNA RIVER JUST NORTH OF BELL ISLAND. WHILE LANDING ON A SANDBAR , JUST NORTH OF BELL ISLAND, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LITTLE TOO HARD AND THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHICH WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 GAA18CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA385), Jun 28, 2018: Piper PA18 (N4714Y), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s overapplication of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N4714Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19920818032009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920818032009A), Aug 18, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N4714Y), Mackey Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Reported power loss after departing a lake. Stalled on forced landing attempt. No mechanical. No seaplane rating.

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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