# Accident 20021230037759A: Piper PA18A150, Blairstown, NJ, December 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6780B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6780B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021230037759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25 AT BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7), NJ. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE ON A TAXIWAY, THE PILOT STATED HE STRUCK A SNOW BERM WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT, DIPPING THE LEFT WING AND NOSING OVER, STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE LEFT WING TIP, WING MOUNTING BRACKETS AND THE CROSS BRACE IN THE OVERHEAD AREA OF THE COCKPIT WERE ALSO BENT. THE ACCIDENT ALSO CAUSED A WRINKLING OF THE UPPER FUSELAGE COVERING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES AFT OF THE COCKPIT. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, WITH VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 NYC03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA047), Dec 30, 2002: Piper PA-18A 150 (N6780B), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N6780B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870703045309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703045309I), Jul 3, 1987: Piper PA18A150 (N6780B), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the runway side due to pilots inattention and a gust of wind.

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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