# Accident 20040214001279A: Piper PA18150, Naples, FL, February 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2004, 13:45 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1525° N, 81.7750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226P-2018-03-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 51 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214001279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF) PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD TO THE RIGHT AT TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND COULD NOT RECOVER. THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA023), Feb 14, 2004: Piper PA-18-160 (N226P), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on-ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a…

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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