# Accident 20000311042719A: Piper PA18150, Neenah, WI, March 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2000, 12:10 local time
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Airport: Brennand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1610° N, 88.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1610&lon=-88.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,041 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311042719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK TREE. FULL CONTROL TRAVEL ON LANDING NOT ACHIEVED DUE TO REAR SEAT CUSHION OF OBSTRUCTION THAT SLID FORWARD DURING FLIGHT. PASSENGER WAS IN BACK SEAT.

## 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 CHI00LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA092), Mar 11, 2000: Piper PA-18-150 (N150AM), Neenah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to flare the airplane during landing and the subsequent loss of directional control due to restricted movement of the control stick. The control stick movement was restricted by…

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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