# Accident 20210703012539A: Piper PA-18-150, Talkeetna, AK, July 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2021, 21:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Carls Landing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1739° N, 150.0643° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1739&lon=-150.0643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82547, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82547) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210703012539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON TAKEROLL, TAIL LIFTED QUICKER THAN EXPECTED AND PILOT FEARED THE PROP WOULD STRIKE THE GROUND. PILOT PULLED BACK ON FLIGHT CONTROLS TO LOWER TAIL. THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN QUICKLY AND WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND THE PLANE VEERED  LEFT 30 DEGREES. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. DAMAGE TO RUDDER, WING STRUT, PROP STRIKE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO WINGS.

SAS INVESTIGATION AL03202200063

## 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 ANC21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA055), Jul 4, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N82547), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flight control inputs which resulted in a loss of directional control and 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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