# NTSB investigations, AK: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA366.md): Abbott Dudley L Levitator · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 15, 2026 · N1027Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA104.md): Taylorcraft BL-65 · Ninilchik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 11, 2026 · N22619 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA102.md): Cessna 170B · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 11, 2026 · N2525D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA101.md): Piper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 10, 2026 · N7795D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA100.md): Piper PA12 · Arctic Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 10, 2026 · N2945M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA094.md): Cessna 180A · Cordova, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 30, 2026 · N5399D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA093.md): Piper PA-18 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 29, 2026 · N15XX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA083.md): Legend Air Alaska AK-18-4PX · Butte, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 6, 2026 · N913SJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA064.md): Piper PA-18 105 · Chena, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Jun 23, 2026 · N7506K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA046.md): Piper PA-18-125 · South Van Horn, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · May 31, 2026 · N1888A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA041.md): Piper PA-11 · Susitna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · May 16, 2026 · N4997M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA028.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2026 · N4136E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC26LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA025.md): Avid Avid Flyer · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2026 · N394BJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering onto the runway for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the presence of heavy, wet snow adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB ANC26LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA023.md): Wag Aero Sportsman · Cordova, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2026 · N212PX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable snow-covered runway and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC26LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA011.md): Cessna 150K · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 25, 2026 · N6333G · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s unintentional selection of the wrong, snow-covered landing surface, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA001.md): Cessna 172N · Petersburg, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 7, 2025 · N80628 · Substantial damage
  > On October 7, 2025, at 1456 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N80628, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Alaska. The student pilot and flight instructor were not injured. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB ANC25LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA111.md): 217whiskeymike SQ12 · McGrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2025 · N217WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hole in the tundra, which resulted in impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC25LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA102.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Unalakleet, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2025 · N242BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilots encounter with an obstructed dip in the landing surface during the landing roll out on a remote airstrip, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC25LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA101.md): Cessna 180 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2025 · N2996C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unsuitable runway due to large puddles of water, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA090.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2025 · N4387Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB ANC25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA089.md): Piper PA-12 · Egegik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2025 · N2638M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA075.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2025 · N8979D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA073.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2025 · N27293 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the landing after determining the landing area was unsuitable.
- [NTSB ANC25LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA062.md): Champion 7ECA · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2025 · N5169X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA056.md): Cessna 172H · Manokotak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 29, 2025 · N8085L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to recognize the wind direction, resulting in a tailwind landing.
- [NTSB ANC25LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA058.md): Stinson 108-8 · Alexander Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2025 · N97438 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s encounter with a downdraft that led to a rapid loss of altitude.
- [NTSB ANC25LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA052.md): Stinson 108 · Cantwell, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 14, 2025 · N2101Q · Substantial damage
  > On June 14, 2025, about 1415 Alaska daylight time, a Stinson 108 airplane, N2101Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB ANC25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA039.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D1 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2025 · N44473 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA015.md): Gippsaero PTY GA8 · Nightmute, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 4, 2025 · N916RK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC25LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA007.md): Aviat A1 · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2024 · N307AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA004.md): Cessna U206B · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2024 · N3495L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed go-around decision, which resulted in inadvertent contact with the landing surface, loss of directional control, and a nose over in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC24LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA104.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 19, 2024 · N6847B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA100.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2024 · N4118Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA099.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2024 · N2466H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC24LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA087.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Lime Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2024 · N1217E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA072.md): Piper PA18 · Goose Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2024 · N9697P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA061.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Koliganek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2024 · N243AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare and an improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a loss of directional control, and a subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA058.md): Cessna 182F · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 26, 2024 · N3411U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA051.md): Morgan Edward L Edge X 582 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2024 · N7170A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.
- [NTSB ANC24LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA040.md): Cessna 180H · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2024 · N91224 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid an obstacle on the runway environment during takeoff roll. Contributing was flat light conditions.
- [NTSB ANC24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA044.md): Jordan Harry James Sportsman 2+2 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2024 · N1314K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ANC24LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA041.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Knik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2024 · N9166L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA033.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Dry Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2024 · N4387Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s excessive use of brakes during landing, and the pilot providing instruction’s inadequate supervision, resulting in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA031.md): Cessna 172P · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2024 · N65065 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC24LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA019.md): Michael G Darby Dard 1 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 18, 2024 · N696AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in soft snow, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA006.md): Charles J Kase Kase KUB · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2023 · N853AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site that was covered in deep snow.
- [NTSB ANC24LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA002.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2023 · N3994Z · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot’s delayed action and over application of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA001.md): Nathan A Rehak CAW-12 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2023 · N2129P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control after failing to determine wind direction during landing in variable, gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC23LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA087.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 24, 2023 · N169EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA084.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2023 · N8192D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?state=AK&page=2

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?state=AK

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