# Incident 19811207087359I: Piper PA18150, Lubbock, TX, December 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5980Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5980Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207087359I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SECOND FLIGHT IN TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, RAN OFF RUNWAY. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT.

## Other reports on N5980Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19760903030119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903030119A), Sep 3, 1976: Piper PA18S125 (N5980Z), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760124001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124001649A), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N5980Z), Lowake, TX, Substantial damage. Plowed fld beside rwy.

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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