ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179480
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 2004 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8918Y |
| MSN: | 18-7409036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1922 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Birchwood Airport, Chugiak, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (LHD) |
| Chugiak, AK (BCV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that he had been practicing touch-and-go landings on a gravel covered, 2,200 feet long runway. He said that after completing four successful touch-and-go landings, he elected to do a full stop landing. During the accident landing the roll, the airplane veered slightly to the left, and the pilot applied the brakes in an attempt to realign the airplane with the runway. The pilot reported that he inadvertently applied too much brake pressure as the airplane neared the end of the landing roll, and the airplane nosed over. He stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040706X00909&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 1999 | N8918Y | Private | 0 | Seward, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2015 14:55 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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