- Date
- July 25, 1990, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Big River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75PCPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900725032929A
- Case key
- 5409
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Probable cause
The improper use of brakes by the pilot during the landing roll.
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 pilot made a wheels landing on a soft dirt strip. With the departure end of the strip rapidly approaching, he applied heavy braking, causing the airplane to nose over. The airplane was equipped with 30 inch oversized tires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75PC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7609133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rand D. Dawson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MCG · Mcgrath, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °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 N75PC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.