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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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