Piper PA 18 N72842

Summary

On 1 September 2019 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N72842 was involved in an accident near Chickaloon, 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

1 September 2019 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chickaloon, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.6731, -148.5470

Aircraft

Piper PA 18

Registration

N72842

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Chickaloon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA530

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the pilot's improper pitch control 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 of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, he was landing for a second time on an uphill, 500 ft gravel strip. He completed a 3-point landing and applied full aft pressure on the control stick.  During the bumpy landing roll, about 200 ft from the touchdown point, the tail went up in the air, and he tried to increase the throttle setting to full, but the airplane nosed over.     The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut.  The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.