# Incident 19950927035739I: Piper PA18150, Missoula, MT, September 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3920Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3920Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927035739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1995, AT 1700 MT, A PIPER PA18 OWNED AND OPERATED BY DEREK CRAIGHEAD EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF OPERATION, AS PART OF A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT'S CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MISSOULA, MONTANA, ON 09-27-95 AT 1700 MT.

## Other reports on N3920Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20090321003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090321003229A), Mar 21, 2009: Piper PA18150 (N3920Z), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) During roll out after landing in gusty winds pilot lost control of aircraft resulting in a ground loop. The lateral loads induced by the ground loop…
- [Accident 19740806024609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806024609A), Aug 6, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N3920Z), Big Fork, MT, Substantial damage. Rough eng,lnd in fld. Wg hit pole.

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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