# Accident 20100317029399A: Piper PA-18-150, Okanogan, WA, March 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Okanogan, WA
- Airport: Dry Coulee Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3742° N, 119.6164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3742&lon=-119.6164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4425Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4425Z) (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 0-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,400 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317029399A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY NO POWER APPROACH THE PILOT LANDED LONG, BOUNCED THE LANDING, AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE AIRPORT FENCE DURING THE CLIMB OUT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND HARD WITH THE MAIN GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROP HIT THE GROUND, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN STOPAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP RIGHT SIDE UP.

## 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 WPR10CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA167), Mar 17, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N4425Z), Okanogan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence at the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N4425Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19910723048629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723048629I), Jul 23, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N4425Z), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Returned and landed on taxiway. Hit sign. NR3 cylinder had blown exhaust valve.

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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