Piper PA18 N1049P

Summary

On 29 July 2020 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N1049P was involved in an accident near Chisana, 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

29 July 2020 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chisana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1308, -141.8564

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N1049P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Northway → Chisana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20CA075

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing on an uphill, 800-ft-long unimproved airstrip in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane encountered a strong tailwind gust. The pilot landed the airplane beyond the intended point of landing and applied full brakes to avoid hitting terrain, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The vertical stabilizer and the wing lift struts sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that before the accident, the wind on nearby lakes was light from the west, and he anticipated a tailwind landing to the east; however, after the accident the wind was gusting to 25 knots. He added that the airstrip had no safe go-around route due to terrain and slope. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.