- Date
- April 30, 1989, 14:33 local (22:33 UTC)
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3902ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890430010369A
- Case key
- 5181
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to go-around when he did not attain the proper touchdown point, which required excessive use of brakes to stop on the short landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was flying for the purpose of becoming current in tailwheel equipped acft. This was his 1st attempt at a short field landing. He stated he landed a little fast & long, and applied the brakes too hard. Subsequently, the acft nosed over. The landing strip was 650 ft long.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3902Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7714
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fritz J. Christie
- Registered owner
- Fritz J. Christie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BGQ · Big Lake, AK
- Airport
- Rivard'S Yard, runway 6, 650 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3902Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.