# NTSB SEA07CA045: Piper PA 18-150, N518GM, Maricopa, AZ, January 12, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 12, 2007, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.049999, -112.110557
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0500&lon=-112.1106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07CA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65139/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA045

## Probable cause

The excessive brake application during landing which resulted in a nose over.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

The airplane nosed over during landing on a private, dirt agricultural airstrip.  The pilot said that during the wheel landing, he applied excessive brake pressure and the airplane nosed over.  The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

On January 12, 2007, at 1145 mountain standard time, a Piper PA 18-150, N518GM, nosed over during landing at a private agricultural airstrip 3 miles east of Maricopa, Arizona.  The pilot, who was also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.  The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The pilot departed from Chandler Municipal Airport, Chandler, Arizona, at 1135 and was landing at his destination when the accident occurred.

In a written statement, the pilot stated that he and his passenger set up for landing on a private, dirt agricultural airstrip that was approximately 2,000 feet in length.  After performing a wheel landing, the pilot applied excessive brake pressure and the airplane nosed over.  The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N518GM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518GM), registered now, S/N 18-2643, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA 18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-B2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (registry code 42138, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-2643
- Engines: Textron Lycoming O-320-B2B reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Patrick Feenstra
- Registered owner: Patrick Feenstra
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CHD, Chandler, AZ
- Destination: NONE, Ag Airstrip, AZ
- Airport: NONE, Ag Airstrip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,060 total, 0 in this make and model, 36 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

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.

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