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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Fessenden, ND · October 2, 2025

Date: October 2, 2025 · 17:00 local
Place: Fessenden, ND
Airport: Fessenden Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N91042
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA013
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,494 total17 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N91042Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8109067 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During a practice maneuver, the pilot-in-command (PIC) landed an aircraft in a recently harvested bean field. Upon landing, the PIC aggressively applied the brakes during the rollout, which caused the aircraft to flip over. The aircraft came to an inverted rest, sustaining substantial damage. The PIC was not injured

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PRACTICE MANEUVER, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) LANDED AN AIRCRAFT IN A RECENTLY HARVESTED BEAN FIELD. UPON LANDING, THE PIC AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING THE ROLLOUT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN INVERTED REST, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED

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 CEN26LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChaseley, NDThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.Oct 2, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91042 · 1

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

Accident 20040904022609ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Gran, NE(-23) On the roll out from a wheel landing on runway 33 at Grant, NE, the pilot said that his left boot heel was wedged between the left rudder pedal and the floorboard. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control. Airplane left the right side of the…Sep 4, 2004 · Substantial damage