# Accident 20020527013039A: Piper PA18, Lewiston, ID, May 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Airport: Lewiston-Nez Perce County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3717° N, 117.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3717&lon=-117.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9845Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9845Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020527013039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9845Q, A PIPER SUPER CUB RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON MAY 27, 2002. MR. KURT BLUME WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE LEWISTON, IDAHO AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 8. THE REPORTED WINDS FAVORED RUNWAY 8 AND WERE LESS THAN 4 KNOTS. MR. BLUME LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A BENT LEFT WING OUTBOARD THE STRUT ATTACHMENT, BENT PROPELLER, AND DAMAGED LEFT REAR ELEVATOR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS 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 SEA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA088), May 27, 2002: Piper PA-18-135 (N9845Q), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing resulting in the aircraft departing the runway environment and the wing impacting the ground. Contributing factors were the…

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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