# Accident 20010316004569A: Piper PA18150, Sidney, NE, March 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2001, 12:55 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1309° N, 102.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1309&lon=-102.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3947Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3947Z) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010316004569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING WITH 10 M.P.H. WINDS @150, GUSTS OF 18, ON RUNWAY 12 @SNY. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX. 1000 FEET ON ALL THREE POINTS WHEN THE NOSE OF THE A/C STARTED TO BALLOON. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING POWER AND PULLING THE CONTROL STICK TO THE AFT RIGHT HAND POSITION. THE A/C LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 1800 FEET. THE A/C THEN STARTED TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WITH A LEFT WING HEAVY ATTITUDE. THE A/C THEN HIT A SMALL RISE IN THE GRASS CAUSING THE A/C MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY. THE TAIL WHEEL OF THE A/C STAYED ON THE GROUND UNTIL BOTH OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 3' HIGH DIRT BERM. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE HARDEST CAUSING THE SUPPORT FITTING TO BREAK COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LAND GEAR. THE A/C THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES, COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT WING TIP APPROX. 78 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONSISTS OF THE LEFT WING SPAR AND OUTER RIBS AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING SUPPORT FITTING. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CHI01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA105), Mar 16, 2001: Piper PA-18-150 (N3947Z), Sidney, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor relating to this accident was the berm.

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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