# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18: Nose over

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA064.md): Piper PA-18 · Big Delta, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1995 · N4232Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the landing surface. A factor relating to the accident was: the rough/uneven landing surface.
- [NTSB FTW94LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA312.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Galena, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1994 · N7513K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing. A factor was the unfavorable winds at the remote landing area.
- [NTSB ANC93LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA141.md): Piper PA-18 · Bernard Glacier, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 1993 · N1200A · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, concerning the landing at the remote strip, which resulted in a nose over, while using heavy brakes to stop. A factor related to the accident was: the rough/uneven condition of the landing strip.
- [NTSB CHI91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA069.md): Piper PA-18 · Ashland, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1991 · N2115A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance above the terrain. Factors related to the accident were the low pass and ostentatious display.
- [NTSB ANC86LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA163.md): Piper PA-18 · Windy Fork Rive, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1986 · N202T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost control of the aircraft and nosed over during landing on a gravel bar. The pilot stated that the airplane nosed over because he stood on the brakes hard during the landing roll to prevent traveling into the river. The plt could not be contacted…
- [NTSB DEN84LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA125.md): Piper PA-18 · Barnard, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1984 · N7594K · Substantial damage
  > During a landing in a soy bean field the acft encountered a soft muddy spot which caused the acft to nose over.
- [NTSB ANC82DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA023.md): Piper PA-18 · Near Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N8293C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he arrived at crosswinds lake, made a low pass and attempted to contact the wheels on the snow to determine if a landing was possible. The wheels broke through the crust on the snow and the aircraft flipped over.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101802')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 300))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101802&occurrence=300

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