# Accident 19930423015309A: Piper PA18150, Shreveport, LA, April 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1993, 16:18 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5408° N, 93.7438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (DTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5408&lon=-93.7438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3917Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3917Z) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423015309A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING AND STRUCK METER POLE. GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 DEN93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA045), Apr 23, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N3917Z), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3917Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20051017025419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051017025419I), Oct 17, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N3917Z), Leesburg, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was performing a short-field landing on runway 13 at Leesburg. He reported to the investigating inspector that he touched down in a three-point…

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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