# Accident 19830430016919A: Piper PA18150, Roswell, NM, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 14:25 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Air Industrial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6400° N, 104.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6400&lon=-104.3791&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,648 total, 200 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016919A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER CONTROLLED RUDDER ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 FTW83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA216), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (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 19800719025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719025689A), Jul 19, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82946), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll.

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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