# Accident 20050717015619A: Piper PA18150, Yellow Pine, ID, July 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2005, 07:30 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1311° N, 114.9975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1311&lon=-114.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721JW) (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: 2,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050717015619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A VERY ROUGH AND NON-MAINTAINED BACK COUNTRY AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT POSSIBLY CONSTRUCTED BY A WILDERNESS ANIMAL OF SOME SORT. THE MOUND OF DIRT AND ASSOCIATED HOLE WAS HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS AND WEEDS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THIS OBSTRUCTION, IT WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO ROCKS AND BOULDERS THAT LINE THE SIDES OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND RUDDER WAS CAUSED BY HITTING OBJECTS DURING ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WENT OFF THE 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 SEA05LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA147), Jul 17, 2005: Piper PA-18-150 (N721JW), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to maintain directional control after the aircraft's right main gear contacted a small dirt mound during the takeoff roll at…

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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