# Accident 20080609838029A: Pipcc PA18150, Fall River Mil, CA, June 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fall River Mil, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0097° N, 121.4703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0097&lon=-121.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 (registry code 7101843, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-cub-crafters-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPCC PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 369 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080609838029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2008, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN INTENTIONAL LANDING IN A GRASS PASTURE. THIS LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AT 13:30 PDT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 15:30 PDT, THE PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM THIS GRASS PASTURE. CONDITIONS WERE DESCRIBED AS 5100 FEET MSL, ESTIMATED 75 DEGREES F, WITH A 10-12 KNOT WESTERLY WIND. APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET OF USEABLE TAKEOFF RUN AVAILABLE WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF GRASS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT THE TOP WIRE OF A FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCAFT TO LOSE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SOFT GROUND AND BECAME INVERTED. IT WAS NOTED, AT THAT TIME BY THE PILOT, THAT THE PREVAILING WINDS HAD DECREASED TO NEARLY ZERO.

## 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 LAX08CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA171), Jun 9, 2008: Piper Cub Crafters PA-18-150 (N273CC), Fall RiverMills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff/landing area.

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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