# NTSB WPR23LA250: Piper PA-18, N36KG, McCall, ID, July 3, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 3, 2023, 11:09 local (17:09 UTC)
- Place: McCall, ID · KMYL
- Coordinates: 44.89425, -116.09978
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8942&lon=-116.0998&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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA250
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192521/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA250

## Probable cause

The pilot’s application of wheel brakes during landing roll out, resulting in a nose over.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Piper PA-18, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-18, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/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, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during landing, he positioned his feet on the heel brake pedals and applied wheel brakes. When the airplane’s tail rose, the pilot’s heels remained on the brake pedals and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The wing struts and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36KG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36KG), registered now, S/N 18-4586, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-4586
- Year built: 1955
- Airframe hours: 5632.9
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A1A 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2022, 56.9 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: KMYL, McCall Municipal Airport, runway 16/34, 6,101 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 10, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,741.5 total, 143.9 in this make and model, 3,605.9 as pilot in command, 65.4 in the last 90 days, 10.7 in the last 30 days, 0.6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KMYL
- METAR: METAR KMYL 031651Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01940067=

## 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 20230703008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703008349A), Jul 3, 2023: Piper PA-18, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. On 07/03/2023 @ approximately 1100 the PIC of [privacy data omitted] was attempting a landing at myl, on a grass strip adjacent to runway 16/34. The PIC…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 2, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192521. 6.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15907415&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA250_6120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 339 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15907435&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA250%20photos%20508-Rel.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.

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