NTSB ATL83LA124 — 1983-02-19 · FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N40552

Make / Model: PIPER PA-18-150
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4C256

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N40552 Piper PA-18 Minor

Factual narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PILOT SAID THAT AS HE LANDED, THE ACFT SKIPPED. HE SAID THE ACFT WAS RELANDED BUT THE TAIL CAME UP. THE TAIL WAS LOWERED, CAME UP AGAIN AND WITH BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL STICK THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A WRITTEN REPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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