# Accident 19981204032829A: Piper PA18150, Imperial, CA, December 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8600° N, 115.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8600&lon=-115.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82325, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82325) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,642 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99TA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99TA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981204032829A

## Narrative

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

U.S. BORDER PATROL (INS) PUBLIC USE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (.4) ON DECEMBER 4, 1998, AT 0930 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N82325, ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST WHILE TAXIING AND NOSED OVER AT THE IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PUBLIC-USE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/BORDER PATROL.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE IMPERIAL AIRPORT AT 0510 AND WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 26.  AS HE TURNED ONTO THE TAXIWAY, A WIND GUST GOT UNDER THE UPWIND WING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE AIRPORT WEATHER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX99TA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99TA043), Dec 4, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N82325), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions while taxiing from landing.

## Other reports on N82325 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820609033219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820609033219I), Jun 9, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N82325), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Airplane veered sharply off runway on three point landing. Tire and tube were torn off rim. Damaged wing tip.

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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