# Accident 20081102851199A: Piper PA18150, Rush, CO, November 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Rush, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8503° N, 104.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8503&lon=-104.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18338, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18338) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,151 total, 100 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081102851199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED: ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRPLANE FLEW THROUGH DUST DEVIL AND ON TAIL ROTATION AND TURNED 90 DEGREES TO RIGHT ? LOADED THE LH GEAR, IT COLLAPSED, CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE GROUND AND ENGINE TO STOP, AND RH WING TO CONTACT GROUND, CAUSING A BENT SPAR IN THAT WING.  THIS FACTOR MEETS THE ACCIDENT CRITERIA.  ACCIDENT PILOT IS SENDING PICTURES OF AIRCRAFT.  NEW DATA WILL BE ADDED TO FILE WITH PICTURES AND AMENDED -23.

## 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 CEN09CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA079), Nov 2, 2008: Piper PA18-150 (N18338), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to an encounter with a weather phenomena at rotation.

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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