# Accident 20060305003529A: Piper PA18135, St Paul, OR, March 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2222° N, 123.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2222&lon=-123.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1991A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1991A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060305003529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A SANDBAR IN THE WILLAMETTE RIVER, WAS TOO SHORT, WHEELS CONTACTED THE WATER, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON THE SANDBAR.

## 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 SEA06CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA061), Mar 5, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N1991A), Saint Paul, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path on final approach to landing resulting in a nose over. A factor was the loose gravel/sandy condition.

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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