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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18S-150 · Palmer, AK · July 15, 2018

Date
July 15, 2018 · 16:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Paaq
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3982Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA422
Reported as
Piper PA-18S-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,350 total1,350 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

A planned soft field landing between runway and taxiway, may have bounced and/or been on the brakes, tail came up, prop struck ground a few times, aircraft nosed over onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

A PLANNED SOFT FIELD LANDING BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, MAY HAVE BOUNCED AND/OR BEEN ON THE BRAKES, TAIL CAME UP, PROP STRUCK GROUND A FEW TIMES, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3982Z · 1

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