# Accident 20220916016239A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, September 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2022, 12:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Off Airport, Mt Susitna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5106° N, 150.9369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5106&lon=-150.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2340S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2340S) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220916016239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AT THE END (APPROXIMATELY 15.9 HOURS) OF AN OFF AIRPORT FAMILIARIZATION COURSE THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 17 HOURS.  THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE TOGETHER DURING ENTIRE PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSED SEVERAL DAYS OF TRAINING.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN OFF-AIRPORT STRIP ON MOUNT SUSITNA THE PILOT AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKES RESULTING INT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER NOSE FIRST AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  IT IS ESTIMATED THE EVENT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH.

## 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 ANC22LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA077), Sep 16, 2022: Piper PA-18-150 (N2340S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.

## Other reports on N2340S (1)

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

- [Accident 19800824037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037959A), Aug 24, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N2340S), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during landing and crashed into parked aircraft next to runway.

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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