# Accident 20070730014229A: Piper PA18150, St George, UT, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: St George, UT
- Airport: St George Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0953° N, 113.5994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0953&lon=-113.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730014229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING 3 POINT LANDINGS, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND AT LOW SPEED THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, RUDDER AND ONE WINGS LIFT STRUT.

## 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 SEA07CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA222), Jul 30, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N416SM), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and excessive braking during the landing roll.

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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