Piper PA-18-135 N1258C

Summary

On 13 August 2011 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-135 registered N1258C, operated by Scenic Mountain Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Coldfoot, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 2011 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Coldfoot, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

67.5883, -148.7556

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-135

Registration

N1258C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scenic Mountain Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coldfoot → Coldfoot

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA076

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadvertent application of the right brake pedal during the landing roll, 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 pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane with a 4- to 5-knot quartering tailwind at a remote off-airport site. The pilot said that during the landing roll the airplane veered slightly to the left and he applied right rudder to correct the veer. As he depressed the right rudder pedal, the airplane abruptly nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and wing lift struts. The pilot suspects that he inadvertently depressed the right brake pedal when he applied right rudder and noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.