# Accident 19970924028209A: Piper PA18150, Hawthorne, NV, September 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, NV
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4799° N, 118.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4799&lon=-118.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82259, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82259) (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 O320A3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970924028209A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.  (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1997, AT 1705 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N82259, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 10, CONTACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WHILE LANDING AT THE HAWTHORNE, NEVEADA, AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CO-OWNER/PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE JACKPOT, NEVADA, AIRPORT AT 1400 ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A RADIO CALL ON THE HAWTHORNE CTAF FREQUENCY FOR AIRPORT ADVISORIES, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.  HE STATED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK SHOWING NO WIND.  HE ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 10.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND OR DUST DEVIL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RADICALLY TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GROUND LOOP AND HE ADDED FULL POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON A "STABLE HEADING AND CLIPPED (A) SHORT FENCE."  HE REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX97LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA329), Sep 24, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N82259), Hawthorne, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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