# Accident 20230703008349A: Piper PA-18, Mccall, ID, July 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2023, 11:04 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Airport: Mc Call Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8942° N, 116.0998° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8942&lon=-116.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,605 total, 144 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703008349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA250), Jul 3, 2023: Piper PA-18 (N36KG), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s application of wheel brakes during landing roll out, resulting in 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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