19800618024439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Tornillo, TX · June 18, 1980

Date
June 18, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Tornillo, TX
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9929P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DQD11
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total540 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on a state highway for farm purpose. Whirlwind struck airplane on landing roll. Ran into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON A STATE HIGHWAY FOR FARM PURPOSE. WHIRLWIND STRUCK AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL. RAN INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.