Piper PA-18-150 N6248R
23 June 2011 · Nikiski, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2011 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6248R, operated by Jesse Ray, was involved in an accident near Nikiski, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nikiski, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.0431, -151.8694
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6248R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jesse Ray
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Birchwood → Nikiski
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11CA054
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of brakes during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was landing on a beach when he applied the brakes too heavily during the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. During the nose over, the rudder and the right lift strut sustained substantial damage. The pilot said that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Adam J. Grenda | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Emmett, Idaho, United States | Kevin Hochstetler | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Larry William G | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Beluga Lake, Alaska, United States | William M. Toney, II | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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