# Accident 20101204052369A: Piper PA-18-150, Pullman, WA, December 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Pullman/Moscow Regional Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6600° N, 117.1800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6600&lon=-117.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4100Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4100Z) (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: 1,310 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101204052369A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 4, 2010 AT 14:00 HOURS LOCAL TIME N4100Z, A 1964 PA-18-150 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RESULT OF LANDING IN DEEP SNOW DURING OFF FIELD OPERATIONS.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A BENT PROPELLER, BENT FIREWALL, WING STRUTS, WINDSHIELD, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED IN THE "FLIP OVER" ACCIDENT.  WHEN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN CHASING COYOTES WITH HIS AIRPLANE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE DEEP CRUSTY SNOW.  THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AND THAT THE PILOT ROUTINELY LANDS IN THIS PARTICULAR FIELD .  THIS PIPER SUPER CUB AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH OVERSIZED 31 INCH ALASKA BUSHWHEEL TIRES AND OVERSIZED TAIL WHEEL TOO.

## 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 WPR11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA072), Dec 4, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N4100Z), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat while maneuvering, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N4100Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20190309010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309010669A), Mar 9, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N4100Z), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. Accident pilot operated off of puw airport to his own airstrip less than 1NM south of the airport. Aircraft equipped with wheel skiis. After takeoff pilot…

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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