# NTSB WPR13CA279: Piper PA-18-150, N6845Z, Cashmere, WA, June 20, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 20, 2013, 11:06 local (18:06 UTC) - Place: Cashmere, WA - Coordinates: 47.51472, -120.484725 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5147&lon=-120.4847&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 19, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA Spokane FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87245 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA279 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87245/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87245 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA279 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper application of the brakes during the landing ground roll, which resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: braking capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-150, 83 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101828), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was practicing landings on unimproved surfaces and had just landed on the grass portion of a landing strip. He applied the brakes too hard, which caused the airplane to nose over. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was practicing landings on unimproved surfaces and had just landed on the grass portion of a landing strip. He applied the brakes too hard, which caused the airplane to nose over. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6845Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6845Z), registered now, S/N 18-8132, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150 - 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: 18-8132 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Chambers Randy E - Registered owner: Chambers Randy E - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 8S2, Cashmere, WA - Destination: 8S2, Cashmere, WA - Airport: 8S2, Cashmere-Dryden ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3 ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: KEAT ## 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 20130620011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130620011579A), Jun 20, 2013: Piper PA-18-150, Cashmere, WA, Substantial damage. While practicing takeoff and landing at the Cashmere municipal airport Mr. Chamber stated he used too much brake and that caused the aircraft to nose over onto… ## Other investigations on N6845Z (1) 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 LAX08LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA099), Apr 11, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N6845Z), Concrete, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87245. 33 KB in all. - Police Report (item 1, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40399103&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Police%20Report-Redacted.PDF 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.