# Accident 20040604014379A: Piper PA18150, Columbus, MT, June 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2004, 18:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, MT
- Airport: Columbus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6167° N, 109.2433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6167&lon=-109.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82172, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82172) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,652 total, 705 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040604014379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SECOND ATTEMPT AT LANDING IN COLUMBUS (6S3), MONTANA, WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. TOUCHED DOWN IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. CROSSWIND RESULTED IN VEERING OF AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT. PILOT INDUCED FULL POWER. WIND CONTINUED TO MOVE AIRCRAFT RIGHT OF RUNWAY. AS AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, STRUCK RIGHT WING TIP INTO HANGAR. CONTINUED ON FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS AND STRUCK SECOND HANGAR HEAD-ON, AND AIRCRAFT LODGED INTO ROOF OF HANGAR.

## 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 SEA04LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA098), Jun 5, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N82172), Columbus, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing and subsequent go-around. Inadequate compensation for the gusting winds and an airport hangar were factors.

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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