ANC03CA080

According to the pilot, he made a normal landing to the north on the gravel west of paved runway 36. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, as the airplane crossed a paved taxiway, the "tail came up" and the airplane nosed over. The pilot further reported that winds at the time of the accident were calm.

On July 17, 2003, at 1300 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N83582, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at the Talkeetna Airport, Talkeetna, Alaska. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal cross country flight. The airplane departed from a private airstrip at Point McKenzie, Alaska, at 1200.

According to the pilot, he made a normal landing to the north on the gravel west of paved runway 36. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, as the airplane crossed a paved taxiway, the "tail came up" and the airplane nosed over. The pilot further reported that winds at the time of the accident were calm. The propeller, nose cone, top of the vertical stabilizer and the right lift strut were damaged.