# Accident 20090321003229A: Piper PA18150, Jackson, WY, March 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2009, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6072° N, 110.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6072&lon=-110.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3920Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3920Z) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total, 1,275 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090321003229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.  THE LATERAL LOADS INDUCED BY THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO FAIL, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 WPR09CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA162), Mar 21, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N3920Z), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N3920Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950927035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927035739I), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N3920Z), Missoula, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 27, 1995, at 1700 mt, a Piper PA18 owned and operated by derek craighead experienced a ground loop during the landing phase of…
- [Accident 19740806024609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806024609A), Aug 6, 1974: Piper PA18150 (N3920Z), Big Fork, MT, Substantial damage. Rough eng,lnd in fld. Wg hit pole.

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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