# Accident 20100411031239A: Piper PA-18-150, Taft, CA, April 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Airport: Taft-Kern Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1417° N, 119.4381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1417&lon=-119.4381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2887P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2887P) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100411031239A

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER THE TAIL CAME UP, BUT BEFORE THE MAINS LIFTED OFF, AN UNEXPECTED STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT BLEW THE PLANE "LIKE A DRY LEAF" TO THE LEFT OFF RWY 7.  WITH THE RIGHT WING UP, ALMOST 90 DEGREES, THE LEFT WING DRUG IN THE GRASS AND DIRT, CAUSING THE PLANE TO CARTWHEEL.

## 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 WPR10CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA203), Apr 11, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N2887P), Taft, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during takeoff upon encountering a strong wind gust.

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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