# Accident 20030614010559A: Piper PA18150, Silver City, MT, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Silver City, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7492° N, 112.1803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7492&lon=-112.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82946) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614010559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIRST APPROACH ANTICIPATING FULL STOP. NORMAL DOWNWIND. NORMAL FINAL 50 MILES PER HOUR SHORT OF FENCE. ON SHORT FINAL PILOT FELT AIRCRAFT START TO SINK. BROUGHT IN FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND, CROSSED BIRDSEYE ROAD, AND CAME TO A STOP ACROSS ROAD IN BARROW DITCH 25 FEET FROM RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA03CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA102), Jun 14, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N82946), Silver City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Proper descent rate not maintained while on final approach. A wind gust is a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N82946 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830430016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016919A), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N82946), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Student over controlled rudder on the takeoff roll. CFI failed to correct. Aircraft slid sideways. Collapsed gear.
- [Accident 19800719025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719025689A), Jul 19, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N82946), Roswell, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing roll.

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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