# Incident 20050913022249I: Piper PA18150, Grants Pass, OR, September 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Airport: Josephine County/Grants Pass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8287B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8287B) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050913022249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GROUND LOOP DURING SOLO LANDING WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP. AND RIGHT WING TIP. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 9/13/2005 ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT GRANTS PASS AIRPORT. THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH, BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AS WELL AS PROP AND ENGINE.

## Other reports on N8287B (1)

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

- [Incident 20260827012129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260827012129I), Aug 27, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N8287B), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. On August 27, 2026, at 12:00 AKDT, the pilot in command of an aircraft conducted an off-airport landing. Due to rain, the landing surface was wet and slick.…

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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