Piper PA-18 N27036

Summary

On 18 June 1996 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N27036 was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 June 1996 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.2196, -149.8503

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N27036

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chugiak → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA091

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's restricted view of the landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The private pilot was receiving a biennial flight review from the second pilot, holder of a flight instructor certificate, who occupied the rear seat of the tailwheel-equipped airplane. The second pilot took the controls of the airplane to demonstrate a landing on the hard mud of a tidal flat. He reported that his view of the terrain was obscured by the first pilot. During the landing roll, the second pilot kept the tail of the airplane up. The first pilot noticed that the airplane was nearing an area of water and the second pilot applied heavy braking. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the propeller, rudder, and the forward left wing lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.