ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305246
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Acme Cub |
| Registration: | N2340S |
| MSN: | 18-7909134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2426 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Anchorage, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during the landing roll the airplane pitched nose forward and came to rest inverted on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder and wings. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and stated that the accident may have been the result of inadvertent application of the heel brakes.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC22LA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 1982 | N2340S | private | 1 | Chugiak, AK | |
sub |
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