# Accident 20190905009879A: Piper PA-18-150, Birchwood, AK, September 5, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2019, 13:40 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5057Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5057Y) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190905009879A

## Narrative

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

CFI LOST CONTROL UPON LANDING, MAY HAVE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED 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 ANC19LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA053), Sep 5, 2019: Piper PA18 (N5057Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: One of the pilot’s inadvertent application of the airplane's brakes, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N5057Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20070213002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070213002189A), Feb 13, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N5057Y), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was departing grizzly lake, about 60 miles nw of Glennallen, AK, in his ski-equipped PA-18. The weather was clear skies and light and variable…
- [Accident 20041017029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041017029589A), Oct 17, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N5057Y), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday October 17, 2004, the pilot and one passenger departed big lake (bgq) for a flight to the big oshetna area. Upon arrival at sheffield's, a…

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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