ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291045
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| Date: | Sunday 17 May 2015 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N83330 |
| MSN: | 18-7609080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1359 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seward, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seward Airport, AK (SWD/PAWD) |
| Seward Airport, AK (SWD/PAWD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was practicing short field takeoff and landings on a grassy area next to a paved runway. On the fourth landing he stated that he hit the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the empennage and wing struts. The pilot stated that the were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive braking during landing, which resulted in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC15CA028
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1989 | N83330 | Private | 0 | Burns Junction, OR | |
sub |
| 4 June 2023 | N83330 | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 08:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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