# Accident 19930810028429A: Piper PA18150, Sheridan, WY, August 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1993, 07:15 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BIGA
- Location: 44.7890° N, 106.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7890&lon=-106.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930810028429A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED LANDING OVER CORRECTED. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE TO PREVENT A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 SEA93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA173), Aug 10, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N116BH), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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