Piper PA 18-150 N5408Y

Summary

On 19 August 2016 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N5408Y was involved in an accident near Palmer, 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

19 August 2016 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.2836, -148.4461

Aircraft

Piper PA 18-150

Registration

N5408Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chugiak → Chugiak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA440

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, she over flew the sand bar that she wanted to land on, in order to ensure that the area was free of hazards. She reported that she executed the approach, touched down, and during the landing roll, "I hit the brakes too hard" and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies during the flight with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.