# Accident 20010610011909A: Piper PA18, Billings, MT, June 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2001, 19:03 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6501° N, 108.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6501&lon=-108.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83464) (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 PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610011909A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING DOWN TO TURN OFF ON A TAXIWAY, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT IN A GRUND LOOP. AFTER THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, THE TOWER REPORTED THE WIND AT 010 DEGREES AT 14 GUSTS TO 21.

## 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 SEA01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA117), Jun 11, 2001: Piper PA-18 (N83464), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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