# Accident 19950519012109A: Piper PA18125, Hutchinson, MN, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal-Butler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8810° N, 94.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8810&lon=-94.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1097A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1097A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 15 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012109A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. ON 5-19-95 AT 1300 CDT. A PA-18-125, N1097A, OWNED BY ROBERT HANTGE, 400 S. GLENN, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FAR 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HUTCHINSON, MN ON 5-19-95 AT 1215 CDT.

## 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 CHI95LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA155), May 19, 1995: Piper PA-18 (N1097A), Hutchinson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not maintaining aircraft control. A factor was the crosswind condition.

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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