# Accident 20210910022399A: Piper PA-18-150, Talkeetna, AK, September 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5372° N, 149.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5372&lon=-149.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7MY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7MY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 330 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210910022399A

## Narrative

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

PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. THE PIC LANDED A LITTLE PAST HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, SLOWER THAN THE PIC ANTICIPATED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CREST THE HILL AND START TRAVELING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WITH LIGHT BRAKING BUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO WEATHERVANE DUE TO A CROSSWIND AND CONTINUED DOWNHILL UNTIL IT STARTED TO NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED. HE WAS PICKED UP BY THE ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HELICOPTERED OFF THE MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ANC21LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA088), Sep 11, 2021: Piper PA-18-150 (N7MY), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and 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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