# Accident 19981020034749A: Piper PA18150, Billings, MT, October 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8702° N, 108.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8702&lon=-108.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335PA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981020034749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOTYINDICATED HE HAD LANDED AND WAS ROLLING OUT (ALMOST S TOPPED) WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN WANDERING. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER, AND TO NO AVAIL, APPLIED BRAKES. PILOT THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE APPLIED TOO MUCHLEFT BRAKE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF RUNWAY WHERE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED (180 DEGREES) WITH RIGHT WING-OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO RIGHT WING AS WING WAS BENT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES UP. DAMAGE NOTED ON RIGHT ELEVATOR AS WELL. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS FACING EAST. PILOT INDICATED IT WAS HIS FAULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THEON-SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO EXTERNAL DATA PLATE ATTACHED TO 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 SEA99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA004), Oct 20, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N335PA), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.

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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