# Accident 19970909047919A: Piper PA18150, Mackey, ID, September 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mackey, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9500° N, 113.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9500&lon=-113.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91019, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91019) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970909047919A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT CHARLES A. ROGLER, CERTIFICATE #1712653, MADE A HARD LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON THE PASS CREEK RANCH, 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACKEY ID. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED UP AND THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED UP AND AFT UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BENT BACK ON BOTH SIDES AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ END OF REPORT.

## 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 SEA97LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA211), Sep 9, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N91019), Mackay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the distance/altitude while on final approach.

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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