# Accident 20110822018889A: Piper PA-18-150, Emmett, ID, August 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8525° N, 116.5392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8525&lon=-116.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4376Z) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110822018889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD LEFT MEAD, WA THE MORNING OF 08-22-2011 ENROUTE TO NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT HAD STOPPED IN LEWISTON, ID FOR FUEL AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 28 IN EMMETT, ID (S78). UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND, BENDING THE REAR SPAR AT THE LIFT STRUT ATTACH POINT, CAUSING A BEND IN THE AILERON AND DAMAGING THE FIBERGLASS WINGTIP. THE PILOT REPORTED CALM WINDS AND NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA402), Aug 22, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N4376Z), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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