Plane Crash List

Piper PA 18-150 N518GM

12 January 2007 · Maricopa, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 January 2007 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N518GM, operated by Patrick Feenstra, was involved in an accident near Maricopa, Arizona, 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.

The record

Date
at 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Ag Airstrip (NONE)
Coordinates
33.0500, -112.1106
Aircraft
Piper PA 18-150
Registration
N518GM
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Patrick Feenstra
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chandler → Ag Airstrip
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA07CA045

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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