# Incident 20061130027589I: Piper PA18, Whitewater, MT, November 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Whitewater, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7635° N, 107.6302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitewater, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7635&lon=-107.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7101K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7101K-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061130027589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006, AT 11:00 LOCAL MST, A PIPER PA-18, N7101K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ HIT A SNOW BERM WITH ITS WHEELS WHILE TAXIING TO THE PILOT'S GRASS STRIP. A TAILWIND OF 5-7 KNOTS (ESTIMATED) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## Other reports on N7101K (1)

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

- [Accident 19730816026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816026119A), Aug 16, 1973: Piper PA18 (N7101K), Rocky Point, WY, Substantial damage

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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