# Incident 20071107832359I: Piper PA18150, ND, November 7, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N218JK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,766 total, 212 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071107832359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER/PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN HE STRUCK A WIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE LIFT STRUTS AND WINDSHIELD BREAKING PART OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR DAMAGE.  HE STATED HE WAS FLYING INTO THE SETTING SUN AND ONE OF THE POWERLINE POLES WAS OBSTRUCTED BY TREES AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID THE WIRE.

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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