| Crash location | 61.237777°N, 148.642222°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Girdwood, AK
60.942500°N, 149.166389°W 26.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N55XP |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 07 Oct 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Rittal Glastar |
| Additional details: | None |
The solo private certificated pilot was practicing off airport landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that he was landing on a hard-packed, grassy strip, and applied the brakes too hard at the end of the landing roll. He said the airplane nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and one lift-strut. The pilot reported that he had landed on the strip on previous occasions, and that there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
The pilot's excessive use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.