# Accident 20210701012149A: Piper PA-18-150, Petersville, AK, July 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2021, 13:45 local time
- Place: Petersville, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5600° N, 150.7700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5600&lon=-150.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8996Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8996Y) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,683 total, 743 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701012149A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING UPHILL LANDING TECHNIQUES.  AFTER LANDING AND CRESTING THE HILL, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK DUE  TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND GUSTY TAIL WIND.  BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT DOOR UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC21LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA054), Jul 1, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N8996Y), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and the gusty tailwind conditions.

## Other reports on N8996Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20151001022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151001022309A), Oct 1, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N8996Y), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Mishap pilot (mp) was in front seat of PA-18 doing an off airfield landing. Aircraft was equipped with tundra tires. Mp touched down farther down sandbar than…
- [Accident 19800601021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601021799A), Jun 1, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N8996Y), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on dirt strip. Braked too heavily. The airplane overturned.
- [Accident 19760905032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905032039A), Sep 5, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N8996Y), Baird Mts, AK, Substantial damage. Acft went ovr cliff.

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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