# Accident 20060903024279A: Piper PA18150, Riverton, WY, September 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0642° N, 108.4597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0642&lon=-108.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82236, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82236) (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: 1,100 total, 474 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060903024279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OVERCORRECTED RIGHT RUDDER AFTER APPLYING TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 DEN07CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA032), Sep 3, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N82236), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N82236 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791220048999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220048999I), Dec 20, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82236), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Pilot allowed left wing to strike the ground on landing.

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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