# Accident 19890503010729A: Piper PA18A150, Bozeman, MT, May 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1989, 16:07 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7710° N, 110.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7710&lon=-110.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9858D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9858D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890503010729A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED A WING ON TOUCHDOWN IN CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. PILOT COULD HAVE REQUESTED RUNWAY INTO WIND.

## 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 DEN89LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA114), May 3, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N9858D), Bozeman, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: USE OF AN UNFAVORABLE RUNWAY, CROSSWIND, AND…

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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