# Accident 20091101050909A: Piper PA-18-150, Three Lakes, WI, November 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2009, 12:20 local time
- Place: Three Lakes, WI
- Airport: Three Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7900° N, 89.1208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7900&lon=-89.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4070Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4070Z) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101050909A

## Narrative

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

FROM OPS INSPECTOR WJH PTRS GL13201003167;  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL [03/05/08] AND A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW [02/09/09].  IT IS THE OPINION OF INSPECTOR HAKARI THAT RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE IN M/M/S AND CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THIS INCIDENT.  INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT SCENARIO WITH PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT LENGTH IN THE CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATION AND PILOT COUNSELLING.  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS NO PRIOR ENFORCEMENT HISTORY, AND HAS FULLY COOPERATED IN ALL PHASES OF THIS INVESTIGATION.  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXHIBITS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS SAFETY.

## 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 CEN10CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA038), Nov 1, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N4070Z), Three Lakes, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and touchdown during the water landing.

## Other reports on N4070Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19830626033589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626033589I), Jun 26, 1983: Piper PA18 (N4070Z), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Landed on a platform on top of a vehicle for an air show. Aircraft fell off the platform as auto slowed.

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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