Piper PA-18-150 N82547

Summary

On 4 July 2021 at about 07:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N82547, operated by B407 LLC, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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

4 July 2021 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Carl's Landing (AK19)

Coordinates

62.1739, -150.0643

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N82547

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

B407 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wasilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flight control inputs which resulted in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during takeoff he pushed forward aggressively on the control stick which resulted in a nose-down pitching moment exacerbated by fuel sloshing forward in the wing fuel tanks. In an effort to correct for the pitching moment, he pulled aft on the control stick which caused the tailwheel to impact the ground and the airplane veered to the left. Unable to correct for the veer, he applied the brakes too hard which resulted in a nose-over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right lift strut and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident may have been prevented if he had been less aggressive when applying flight control inputs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.