# Accident 20060807030819A: Piper PA18150, Waukesha, WI, August 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0472° N, 88.2361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0472&lon=-88.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396J) (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: 1,900 total, 11 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060807030819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2006, AT 1000 CDT, PIPER PA-18-150, N2396J, DEPARTED FROM CRITES FIELD, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN (UES) ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. AT 1030 CDT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28, UES, UNDER CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 7 KNOTS AT 340 DEGREES. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP AND ELEVATOR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR, WITH NEITHER THE PILOT OR SINGLE PASSENGER RECEIVING INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SPAR OF THE LEFT WING WERE BENT/DISTORTED UPWARD FROM THE WING TIP TO THE INBOARD AILERON HINGE AREA WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR SUSTAINING MINOR SCRAPING.

## 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 CHI06CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA228), Aug 7, 2006: Piper PA-18 (N2396J), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a groundloop. Factors included the closed runway and the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N2396J (2)

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

- [Accident 19840519017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519017559A), May 19, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N2396J), Franklin, NC, Substantial damage. Crash landed after engine quit. Conditions good for carb ice. Aircraft out of annual. Student carried a passenger.
- [Incident 19801023077689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023077689I), Oct 23, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N2396J), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed wind gust to lift tail of the airplane. Propeller struck the ground before pilot could recover.

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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