# Accident 20030422007229A: Piper PA18A135, Kalispell, MT, April 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2003, 18:15 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Carson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0950° N, 114.8522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0950&lon=-114.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60733, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60733) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030422007229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AT CARSON FIELD (PRIVATE STRIP, MT53) DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO RUDDER. LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING SPAR, BOTH STRUTS, PROPELLER AND ENGINE WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO 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 SEA03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA068), Apr 23, 2003: Piper PA-18-135 (N60733), Marion, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in the aircraft leaving the runway, crossing a ditch and collapsing the landing gear. A contributing…

## Other reports on N60733 (1)

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

- [Accident 20200706009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200706009669A), Jul 6, 2020: Piper PA-18A-135 (N60733), Marion, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting landing practice at private airstrip. On second landing the pilot felt the aircraft drifting off the runway. Pilot attempted to add power…

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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