# Accident 19990314047729A: Piper PA18150, Leadville, CO, March 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2392° N, 106.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2392&lon=-106.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90995, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90995) (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: 198 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314047729A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT SET UP TO LAND MIDFIELD ON RUNWAY 34 WITH WINDS REPORTED TO BE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A 'STRONG' DIRECT CROSSWIND GUST.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.   (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 34. OFFICIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT AIRPORT GIVEN TO THE PILOT INCLUDED WINDS AT 300 @9. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLARE FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED SIDEWAYS TOWARDS THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDSOCK WAS STANDING NEARLY STRAIGHT OUT FROM 240 DEGREES TO 250 DEGREES.

## 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 DEN99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA052), Mar 14, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N90995), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. A factor was the gusting crosswind

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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