# Accident 20040904022609A: Piper PA18150, Gran, NE, September 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Gran, NE
- Airport: Grant Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8694° N, 101.7328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8694&lon=-101.7328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91042, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91042) (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: 2,367 total, 65 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904022609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE ROLL OUT FROM A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT GRANT, NE, THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS LEFT BOOT HEEL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE FLOORBOARD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT FACING EAST. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE BERM OF A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WING SPAR.

## 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 CHI04CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA247), Sep 4, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N91042), Grant, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not attained and the control interference encountered by the pilot during landing roll. The ditch was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N91042 (1)

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

- [Accident 20251002014379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251002014379A), Oct 2, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N91042), Fessenden, ND, Substantial damage. During a practice maneuver, the pilot-in-command (PIC) landed an aircraft in a recently harvested bean field. Upon landing, the PIC aggressively applied the…

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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