# Accident 20071124829149A: Piper PA18A135, Yelm, WA, November 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2007
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9269° N, 122.4656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9269&lon=-122.4656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3250B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3250B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 52 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071124829149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR NEXT TO THE NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR YELM, WA. THE PILOT HIT A LOG AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF 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 SEA08CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA039), Nov 24, 2007: Piper PA-18A-135 (N3250B), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing roll. Contributing factors were the rough/uneven terrain and log.

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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