# Accident 20070715013389A: Piper PA18150, Ontario, OR, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 21:30 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0228° N, 117.0228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0228&lon=-117.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7474L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7474L) (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: 420 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715013389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS 5 KT OFF THE NOSES SO HE AND HIS PASSENGER DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND LANDED. UPON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD LEFT AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA07CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA206), Jul 16, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N7474L), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N7474L (1)

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

- [Accident 19810515026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026239A), May 15, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N7474L), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane trying to avoid a sign on takeoff from a road. Struck a fence bordering road.

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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