Piper PA-18 N37WP

Summary

On 13 August 2012 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N37WP, operated by Russell S Badowski, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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

13 August 2012 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Sixmile Lake (AA06)

Coordinates

61.2847, -149.8031

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N37WP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Russell S Badowski

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheep Mountain → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA086

Nobody was injured.

The passenger's inadvertent application of the brake pedals during landing, which resulted in a noseover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on a gravel airstrip, and the airplane bounced during touchdown. When it touched down again, the pilot began to apply the brakes, and, as expected, the tail of the airplane began to rise slightly. The rear seat passenger did not realize that this condition was normal and braced his feet against the rudder pedals, which applied increased brake pressure. The airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and wing lift struts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.