ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237622
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| Date: | Friday 10 April 2020 |
| Time: | 00:08 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N184WF |
| MSN: | 18-6961 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3427 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (MRI) |
| Homer, AK (HOM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the wheel- and ski-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll on the dry, paved runway, the airplane began to veer right, and he attempted to correct with left rudder and brake. Subsequently, the tail lifted, the tips of the skis dug into the grooved pavement, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and right-wing lift strut. The pilot added that he should have been "more aggressive" with the rudder and applied brakes sooner. He added that he had a long runway to use but got "fooled into complacency." The pilot reported that he felt his use of a flight helmet during the accident sequence was essential to the prevention of injury.
Probable Cause: The pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing and the subsequent loss of directional control and nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2020 12:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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