Piper PA-18-150 N4155U

Summary

On 18 June 2009 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4155U, operated by Peter J. Ryan, was involved in an accident near Dixie, Idaho, United States. 2 people were 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 June 2009 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dixie, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Dixie Town (00)

Coordinates

43.3206, -115.4508

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N4155U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Peter J. Ryan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stanley → Dixie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA295

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a landing on a dirt landing area that also doubled as the main road in the center of the remote mountain town. He intentionally landed a little long in order to miss the substantial puddle of water near the approach end of the landing area. He began applying brakes while the airplane was going about 20 miles per hour, but his brake application was of sufficient force to result in the airplane nosing over onto its back. The sequence of events resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and one wing lift strut. The pilot said that there was nothing wrong with the braking system, and that he should have either delayed his braking or applied the brakes with "more finesse."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.