# Accident 20030714016359A: Piper PA18150, Ely, NV, July 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0700° N, 114.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0700&lon=-114.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8991Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 495 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714016359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD FOR TRAINING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE SERVICES, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A THREE POINT LANDING AND THEN AIRBORNE AGAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE ROAD AND STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND FULL POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND THE RUDDER INPUT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RIGHT DRIFT BUT THE GRAVEL ROAD WAS LOOSE AND INEFFECTIVE BRAKING RESULTED. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SLID OFF THE ROAD AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX03TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA233), Jul 14, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N8991Y), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the road and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the second pilot's landing and his delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N8991Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20130623018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130623018359I), Jun 23, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N8991Y), Dorado, PR, Minor damage. According to the pilot statement of events, his engine failed while performing a banner towing mission at 500' MSL over water near the northen coast of puerto…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.