# Accident 20090110002019A: Piper PA18150, Lake George To, MN, January 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2009, 11:05 local time
- Place: Lake George To, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5625° N, 94.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5625&lon=-94.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2553S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090110002019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/10/2009 AT 1705Z (1105 LOCAL) A PIPER PA-18-150, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR LAKE GEORGE TOWNSHIP, MN AND FLIPPED OVER DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW PACK.  VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.  THE PIC HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (SEL AND SES) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 CEN09CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA130), Jan 10, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N2553S), Elrosa, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control after touchdown on a snow-covered runway.

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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