ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299097
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 2000 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N10100 |
| MSN: | 18-8481 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2223 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BIG LAKE, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ANCHORAGE , AK (Z41) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo airline transport pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that he was taxiing for takeoff in the newly purchased airplane. He indicated that when he applied the heel brakes, the airplane nosed over. This was his first flight in the airplane without the weight of another person in the back seat. The airplane was modified with a nose mounted battery, double puck brakes, and a boosted brake system. The pilot felt that the forward center of gravity and strong brake system, led the airplane to be prone to nose over with excessive braking. He said he was unfamiliar with the newly purchased aircraft, and did not compensate for this tendency.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive application of heel brakes. A factor associated with this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 02:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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