# Accident 19940310007229A: Piper PA18150, Ottumwa, SD, March 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0698° N, 101.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0698&lon=-101.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14395) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310007229A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LAND CROSSWIND ON A ROAD. WEATHERVANED. TRIED TO GO AROUND. WING STRUCK FENCE POST. PIVOTED DAMAGING GEAR.

## 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 CHI94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA108), Mar 11, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N14395), Ottumwa, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind and the fence posts.

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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