# NTSB Accident GAA17CA027
> **PIPER PA18** · 2016-10-14 · Palmer, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA027
- **Event ID:** 20161018X34142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-14
- **Location:** Palmer, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.401111, -148.600555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA18
- **Registration:** N2791P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.

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