Piper PA-18-150 N9783D

Summary

On 19 July 2014 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N9783D was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

19 July 2014 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.4147, -148.3203

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N9783D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14LA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent application of excessive brake pressure during landing on a rough surface, 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 reported that he performed two low approaches over, and a touch-and-go wheel landing on, the gravel bar before attempting a full-stop landing. During the full-stop landing, the airplane struck a hole, which resulted in the pilot increasing brake pressure and the airplane subsequently nosing over. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.