# Accident 20060129001949A: Piper PA18150, Maricopa, AZ, January 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: U Of Maricopa Ag Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0767° N, 111.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0767&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62712, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62712) (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: 141 total, 32 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AT MARICOPA AG CENTER STRIP (3AZ2), A HARD-PACKED DIRT STRIP. UPON LANDING, AIRMAN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING A BERM AND AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND THE TOP OF THE RUDDER.

## 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 LAX06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA097), Jan 29, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A factor was the soft dirt adjacent to the runway.

## Other reports on N62712 (4)

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

- [Incident 20130801013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130801013279I), Aug 1, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Student working on obtaining a tailwheel endorsement was practicing wheel landings with instructor. On touchdown the aircraft bounced slightly and on the…
- [Incident 20061104023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061104023589I), Nov 4, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Flight instructor [privacy data omitted] ^ stated that he was doing touch and goes on runway 4L at Chandler Municipal Airport. Aircraft touched down on…
- [Accident 20040518008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040518008409A), May 18, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot made successful main wheel landing. On roll out after resting tailwheel on runway, front seat student applied excessive braking action…
- [Accident 20030301002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030301002909A), Mar 1, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Sacaton, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor briefed his student on turning the carburetor heat off after landing as part of the touch and go procedure. The instructor simulated 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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