# Accident 20060130000919A: Piper PA18150, Gail, TX, January 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gail, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9139° N, 101.4956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9139&lon=-101.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,843 total, 5,732 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060130000919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2006, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N744, A PA-18-150 DEPARTED THE SWEETWATER, TEXAS, AIRPORT (SWW), AT 0730 CST (1330Z). THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, APHIS WILDLIFE SERVICES, AND IS USED PRIMARILY AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREDATOR CONTROL. THE PILOT FLEW 60 MILES NORTHWEST TO THE SCOTT CLAYTON RANCH LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 STATUTE MILES NORTH OF GAIL, TEXAS, AND 1 STATUTE MILE EAST OF TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 669. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 CST, (1520Z), WHEN THE PILOT DESCENDED TO A LOW ALTITUDE AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ROLLING OUT OF A STEEP LEFT BANK WITH PARTIAL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. HE THEN ROLLED THE WINGS LEVEL, APPLIED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FULL FORWARD, AND ADDED FULL POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO MESQUITE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB AND THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PASTURE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 DFW06CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA063), Jan 30, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N744), Gail, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush.

## Other reports on N744 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070329003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070329003459A), Mar 29, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N744), Sweetwater, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) During a maintenance flight on a replacement engine with approximately 3 hours total time, the throttle linkage stuck, then broke. The engine power ended…

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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