# NTSB ANC00LA094: Piper PA-18, N1755P, Cordova, AK, July 25, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 25, 2000, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Cordova, AK - Coordinates: 60.789188, -145.610565 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7892&lon=-145.6106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 49817 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA094 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49817/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA094 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - activated - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The private certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel surface. The pilot applied the brakes to come to a stop, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the propeller, wings, windshield, and rudder. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 2000, about 1130 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N1755P, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Cordova, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Cordova Municipal Airport, Cordova, about 1030. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on July 26, the pilot reported that he had been practicing touch and go landings. He landed on runway 16 which has a gravel surface, and is 1,875 feet long. The pilot said he applied the brakes to come to a stop, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the propeller, wings, windshield, and rudder. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1755P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1755P), registered now, S/N 18-4075 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-4075 - Airframe hours: 3429 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Alvin B. Fulton - Registered owner: Conrad A. Johnson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 19, 1999, 9 hours before - Departed: CKU, AK - Destination: PACV, AK - Airport: PACV, Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 214° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: PAC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000725042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725042349A), Jul 25, 2000: Piper PA18150, Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 25, 2000, at approximately 1130 local time, alvin fulton while acting as pilot in command of a Piper PA-18, N1755P while landing on rwy 34 in… ## Other investigations on N1755P (6) 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 ANC23LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA083), Sep 16, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N1755P), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during after encountering a wind gust during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain. - [NTSB ANC05CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA146), Sep 12, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N1755P), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind. - [NTSB ANC04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA039), Apr 11, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N1755P), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane entering deep snow alongside the runway, and nosing over. - [NTSB ANC77DAG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG14), Nov 5, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N1755P), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC72DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG59), Sep 20, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N1755P), Chitina, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC69D0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0075), Oct 5, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N1755P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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