# Accident 20030612011199A: Piper PA18A150, Laurel, MT, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6500° N, 108.7219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6500&lon=-108.7219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 320 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612011199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON HER PRIVATE STRIP. DURING A WHEEL LANDING SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THEN WENT OVER ON ITS TOP.

## 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 SEA03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA099), Jun 12, 2003: Piper PA-18A-150 (N5779D), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. The aircraft subsequently nosed over.

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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