Piper PA-18-150 N10100

Summary

On 18 April 2000 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N10100, operated by Trent R. Davey, was involved in an accident near Big Lake, 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

18 April 2000 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Bay (Z40)

Coordinates

61.4605, -150.0894

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N10100

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Trent R. Davey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC00LA048

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive application of heel brakes. A factor associated with this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo airline transport pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that he was taxiing for takeoff in the newly purchased airplane. He indicated that when he applied the heel brakes, the airplane nosed over. This was his first flight in the airplane without the weight of another person in the back seat. The airplane was modified with a nose mounted battery, double puck brakes, and a boosted brake system. The pilot felt that the forward center of gravity and strong brake system, led the airplane to be prone to nose over with excessive braking. He said he was unfamiliar with the newly purchased aircraft, and did not compensate for this tendency.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.