Accident Details
On August 6, 2008, at approximately 1700 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, registration N82057, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during the landing roll at a remote airstrip located about 16 miles west-southwest of Tyonek, Alaska. The flight was operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the Lake Hood Strip in Anchorage, Alaska, at about 1615, and no flight plan was filed.
Pilot Report
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on August 7, the pilot reported that he was landing toward the southeast on a sandy area approximately 900 feet long and 50 feet wide. As he applied the brakes in an area of soft sand, the airplane nosed over.
Damage
The airplane received structural damage to the fuselage, left wing, left wing strut, and the vertical stabilizer.
Additional Information
In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) submitted by the pilot, he noted in the recommendation section that the accident could have been prevented by landing "a little slower so as to not need any braking to get stopped before the soft sand, or land somewhere else."