# Accident 20080803843289A: Piper PA18150, Wall, SD, August 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2008, 16:35 local time
- Place: Wall, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9994° N, 102.2544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9994&lon=-102.2544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5951Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5951Z) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803843289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3, 2008 AT 1635 ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF WALL, SD. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS SUPER CUB ON A SAND BAR ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER. PILOT HAD MADE TWO LOW PASSES OVER THE SAND BAR. ON HIS THIRD APPROACH HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI08CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA232), Aug 3, 2008: Piper PA-18-150 (N5951Z), Wall, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining airplane control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the reported wind shear.

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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