# Accident 20090622009139A: Piper PA18150, Alpine, TX, June 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3591° N, 103.6592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3591&lon=-103.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2320P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2320P-2020-10-23) (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: 2,364 total, 50 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09TA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09TA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090622009139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT THE PILOT OF N2320P EXECUTED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 19 AT ALPINE CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38) IN ALPINE, TEXAS.  THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN ALPINE, TEXAS.  THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALMOST 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION.  THE PILOT STATED WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 130 TO 150 DEGREES, 8 TO 10 KNOTS.  THERE AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCED BRUISING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RIB AREA, AND THE PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF PAIN ON THE LEFT RIBS.  BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATON AND RELEASED.

## 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 CEN09TA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09TA374), Jun 22, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N2320P), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft.

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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