| Crash location | 62.101389°N, 150.076111°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 | Talkeetna, AK
62.323889°N, 150.109444°W 15.4 miles away |
| Tail number | N8996Y |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 01 Oct 2015 |
| Aircraft type | Piper Pa 18-150 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that he was practicing off airport landings on a gravel bar, as part of a backcountry flying course, with a company safety pilot in the rear seat. During the landing roll and as the airplane approached the end of the gravel bar, he applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right forward lift strut and the empennage.
The pilot's excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.