# Accident 20190901014689A: Piper PA-18, Chickaloon, AK, September 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6731° N, 148.5470° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6731&lon=-148.5470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72842 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 117 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA530) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901014689A

## Narrative

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

PIC PLANNED TO MAKE 4 TRIPS HAULING GAME MEAT AND FRIENDS IN AND OUT OF THE LANDING STRIP ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ON THE SECOND FLIGHT, COMING IN FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS, ABOUT 200 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER SOME ROUGH TERRAIN AND ROCKS. THE TAIL WHEEL HIT THE LAST BUMP SQUARE ON

CAUSING THE TAIL TO PITCH UP APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES BEFORE THE PIC COULD APPLY POWER TO SETTLE THE TAIL BACK DOWN, CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS AND EMPENNAGE. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE PIC ARRANGED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OUT OF THE ACCIDENT SITE BY HELICOPTER.

## 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 GAA19CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA530), Sep 1, 2019: Piper PA 18 (N72842), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the pilot's improper pitch control during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.

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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