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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Mccall, ID · July 3, 2023

Date
July 3, 2023 · 11:04 local
Place
Mccall, ID
Airport
Mc Call Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36KG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA250
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,605 total144 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/03/2023 @ approximately 1100 the PIC of privacy data omitted was attempting a landing at myl, on a grass strip adjacent to runway 16/34. The PIC inadvertently rested his feet on the heel brakes of the aircraft. The aircraft subsequently flipped over on touchdown. Aircraft has been appropriately modified with larger "tundra tires" and a brake booster. The increased surface area and braking ability contributed to this accident but were not the primary or secondary cause, primary cause is pilot error secondary mismanaged controls.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/03/2023 @ APPROXIMATELY 1100 THE PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT MYL, ON A GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 16/34. THE PIC INADVERTENTLY RESTED HIS FEET ON THE HEEL BRAKES OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY MODIFIED WITH LARGER "TUNDRA TIRES" AND A BRAKE BOOSTER. THE INCREASED SURFACE AREA AND BRAKING ABILITY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT BUT WERE NOT THE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY CAUSE, PRIMARY CAUSE IS PILOT ERROR SECONDARY MISMANAGED CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.