# Incident 19971231039859I: Piper PA18150, Thompson Falls, MT, December 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT
- Airport: Thompson Falls Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5735° N, 115.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON FALLS (THM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5735&lon=-115.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3777P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3777P) (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: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971231039859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PIC STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING NEW TAKEOFF TECHNIQUE FOR SHORT TAKEOFFS FROM UNIMPROVED AREAS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD FULL POWER, ONE NOTCH FLAPS, FULL FORWARD TRIM AND BRAKES SET. AT THAT TIME, AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON THE NOSE. HE STATED WEATHER WAS GOOD AND NOT A FACTOR. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PROP AND ENGINE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N3777P (1)

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

- [Accident 19850211004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211004169A), Feb 11, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N3777P), Thompson Falls, MT, Substantial damage. Circled wildlife, did not use carburetor heat adequately. Engine quit, landed in deep snow, flipped over on back.

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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