Accident · 2003-09-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-09-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-180 (N8597D)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Charles R. Rhodes Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Charles R. Rhodes
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, and his excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was rough and uneven terrain.
Source: NTSB case ANC03CA110Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.