# Accident 20230830016839A: Piper PA-18-150, Mccarthy, AK, August 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4567° N, 142.4707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4567&lon=-142.4707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416RK) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,148 total, 38 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830016839A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/30/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400AKDT, THE PILOT OF LANDED THE PA-18-150 AT A REMOTE LANDING AREA KNOWN AS PEAVINE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKING AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOOD, WINDS WERE CALM AND HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDING AREA. THE LANDING AREA WAS LONG ENOUGH THAT HE COULD EASILY LAND WITHOUT USING BRAKES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY FLIES A MAULE AND THE BRAKES ON THE MAULE ARE TOE VERSUS THE HEEL BRAKES AND THE PA-18 BRAKES ARE STRONGER. THE PRIMARY FACTOR ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN WAS HE MADE A MISTAKE IN THE USE OF THE BRAKES. A CONTRIBUTING TECHNICAL FACTOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT DESIGN OF HEEL BRAKES COMPARED TO TOE BRAKES FOR WHICH THE AIRMAN HAD MORE PROFICIENCY.

## 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 ANC23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA068), Aug 30, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N416RK), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N416RK (1)

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

- [Accident 20200911018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200911018819A), Sep 11, 2020: Piper PA-18-150 (N416RK), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot initiated a takeoff downhill toward the east. During the takeoff roll the pilot hit a bump and aircraft became airborne prior to normal lift off…

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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