# Accident 19900917039549A: Piper PA18A150, Montague, CA, September 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7590° N, 122.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7590&lon=-122.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2894P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2894P) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039549A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO,LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON 3 POINT LANDING. VEERED,DRAGGED A WING, AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX90LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA323), Sep 17, 1990: Piper PA-18A-150 (N2894P), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE PERFORMING LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N2894P (1)

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

- [Accident 20191016020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191016020109A), Oct 16, 2019: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2894P), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. This was an off airport landing. The aircraft was approaching the landing site at a very low airspeed, just above a stall. Just as the aircraft was about to…

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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