Piper PA-18-150 N2340S

Summary

On 16 September 2022 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2340S, operated by Acme Cub, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

16 September 2022 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Mountain (None)

Coordinates

61.5106, -150.9369

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N2340S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Acme Cub

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA077

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll the airplane pitched nose forward and came to rest inverted on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder and wings. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and stated that the accident may have been the result of inadvertent application of the heel brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.