# Incident 20060401003739I: Piper PA18150, Roundup, MT, April 1, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Roundup, MT
- Airport: Roundup Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4750° N, 108.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROUNDUP (RPX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4750&lon=-108.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4036E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4036E) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060401003739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW A RIM INTO A VALLEY, AT WHICH TIME HE STRUCK A POWER LINE. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON THE RISKS AND HAZARDS OF LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT OPERATIONS. CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4036E (2)

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

- [Accident 20100923047009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100923047009A), Sep 23, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N4036E), White Sulfer Sp, MT, Destroyed. On September 24, 2010, N4036E, a Piper PA-18 serial number 18-7809042. Crashed after aborting an attempted landing on a grassy clearing by a cabin. The pilot…
- [Accident 19990410044749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410044749A), Apr 10, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N4036E), Carey Ranch, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he encountered a "dirt devil" while touching down on a road. Ground loop followed, due to alleged sudden gust of wind. Accident…

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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