# Accident 19980523015429A: Piper PA18150, Sedona, AZ, May 23, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 23, 1998, 12:15 local time - Place: Sedona, AZ - Airport: Sedona Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.9394° N, 111.9400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9394&lon=-111.9400&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4101E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4101E-2006-05-24) (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 O320* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 23 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA174) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980523015429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING. (FROM .19) ON MAY 23, 1998, AT 1215 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N4101E, GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT THE SEDONA, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AIRPORT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT SEDONA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED WEATHER FROM SEDONA'S AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) WHICH WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS, AND RECOMMENDED USAGE OF RUNWAY 3. HE REPORTED THAT HE CHOSE TO LAND INTO THE WIND ON RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND. (FROM .4) THE AIRPORT AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AT 7 TO 10 KNOTS AND RECOMMENDED THAT RUNWAY 3 BE USED FOR LANDING. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 INTO THE WIND. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROU ND LOOPED. (-23) UPON ENTERING THE SEDONA AREA, PILOT TUNED IN SEDONA ATIS. THE REPORT WAS CALLING WINDS FROM 140 @7 TO 10 KNOTS. ATIS REPORT RECOMMENDED THE USE OF RUNWAY 03, PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21, INTO THE WIND. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL PATTERN. PILOT SET UP FOR A 3 POINT LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT TWICE. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN, ROLLED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. RIGHT WING TILTED, STRIKING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET INBOARD. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTICED. ## 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 LAX98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA174), May 23, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N4101E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the gusty wind. ## Other reports on N4101E (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20050322004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050322004929A), Mar 22, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states he was performing touch & go landing practice (conventional gear airplane). On his second landing he was not properly aligned with the… - [Incident 20000310003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310003559I), Mar 10, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) While practicing emergency procedures (engine out) the student turned the fuel switch off instead of switching to the other tank. The student was briefed… - [Accident 19970115000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115000469A), Jan 15, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control looking for flap handle on landing. Ground looped. CFI failed to correct swerve. - [Accident 19891219051929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219051929A), Dec 19, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Bumble Bee, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Tried to land on a road,overshot,struck bushes and nosed over. Conditions for carburetor ice. - [Accident 19871027061489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027061489A), Oct 27, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during student training maneuvers. Crash landed on a dirt road. Cause of power loss unknown. - [Accident 19861117056149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117056149A), Nov 17, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4101E), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped during rollout from a downwind landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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