# Accident 20110112005199A: Piper PA-18-150, Austin, NV, January 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Austin, NV
- Airport: Austin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2400° N, 115.2293° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2400&lon=-115.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4030Z (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,047 total, 855 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110112005199A

## Narrative

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

THE  PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON DEPARTURE FROM A HIGH RIDGE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN THAT HAD A SNOW COVERED STRIP, HE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT INTO A SNOW BERM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 WPR11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA098), Jan 13, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N4030Z), Austin, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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