# Accident 20190616007079A: Piper PA-18-150, Big Lake, AK, June 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2019, 05:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9202° N, 159.4892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9202&lon=-159.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91144, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190616007079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, AND HE SAID "I HAD BEEN ON THAT LANDING AREA BEFOR BUT LANDED FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, AND I WAS IN A HURRY AND DIDN'T LOOK OVER LANDING AREA AS CLOSE AS I COULD HAVE." ON ROLL OUT I TAXIED ONTO A WET SPOT AND TIRE DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT  WENT OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA19CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA349), Jun 16, 2019: Piper PA18 (N91144), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N91144 (1)

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

- [Accident 20131007025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131007025439A), Oct 7, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N91144), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. The PIC was conducting off airport operations to a remote landing strip. The PIC elected to land uphill, with a slight tail wind, on the two way strip. The…

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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