# Accident 19800719025689A: Piper PA18150, Roswell, NM, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82946) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 22 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719025689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQA37), Jul 19, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N82946), Roswell, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82946 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030614010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614010559A), Jun 14, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N82946), Silver City, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) First approach anticipating full stop. Normal downwind. Normal final 50 miles per hour short of fence. On short final pilot felt aircraft start to sink.…
- [Accident 19830430016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016919A), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N82946), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Student over controlled rudder on the takeoff roll. CFI failed to correct. Aircraft slid sideways. Collapsed gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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