# Accident 19930107000219A: Piper PA18135, Council, ID, January 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1993, 13:40 local time
- Place: Council, ID
- Airport: Council Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8901° N, 116.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8901&lon=-116.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9841Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,039 total, 8,831 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93GA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93GA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930107000219A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WHEELS IN DEEP SNOW MAKING A PASS OVER UNPLOWED RUNWAY. WHEELS CAUGHT. NOSED OVER. AIRPORT NOTAMED CLOSED.

## 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 SEA93GA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93GA049), Jan 7, 1993: Piper PA-18-135 (N9841Q), Council, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW PASS. THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION WERE FACTORS.

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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