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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · September 20, 2023

Date: September 20, 2023 · 11:00 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8192D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC23LA084
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 660 total550 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

N8192DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6130 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was moving camping gear from one location to another. On his way back into the strip he was camping at, pilot landed in a wheel landing configuration. Tailwheel off the ground and rolled out ~200 ft, unfortunately pilot was too hard on the brakes and didnt have the airflow on the tail to bring it back down to the ground. The plane gently went on its nose and rolled over onto its back

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MOVING CAMPING GEAR FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. ON HIS WAY BACK INTO THE STRIP HE WAS CAMPING AT, PILOT LANDED IN A WHEEL LANDING CONFIGURATION. TAILWHEEL OFF THE GROUND AND ROLLED OUT ~200 FT, UNFORTUNATELY PILOT WAS TOO HARD ON THE BRAKES AND DIDNT HAVE THE AIRFLOW ON THE TAIL TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE PLANE GENTLY WENT ON ITS NOSE AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS BACK

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC23LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.Sep 20, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8192D · 1

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

Accident 20180920013869ALanding: Rollout · St. Mary'S, AKPilot and passenger departed bethel, AK at approximately 17:10 and arrived at st. mary?s, AK (ksm) at 18:30. Aircraft fuel was topped-off and then departed ksm at 18:50 to reconnoiter a landing area in the yukon delta nwr that the PIC had landed at 2 weeks…Sep 20, 2018 · Substantial damage