# Accident 20110507008569A: Piper PA-18, Duluth, MN, May 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2011, 12:41 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0208° N, 92.2303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0208&lon=-92.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 200 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110507008569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING ON A LAKESHORE, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A WILLOW BUSH ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SHORELINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO A SHALLOW BACKWATER POND. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF POND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TOP DECK OF FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN11LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA328), May 7, 2011: Piper PA-18 (N195T), Fredenberg Township, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control during a crosswind landing.

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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