# Accident 20111018023689A: Piper PA-18-150, Brookings, SD, October 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2011, 10:05 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Airport: Brookings Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3047° N, 96.8169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3047&lon=-96.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8485D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8485D) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018023689A

## Narrative

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

ON 10-18-2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 LOCAL, N8485D ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT BROOKINGS, SD (BKX).  THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 330 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER.  THE RIGHT WING TIP DRUG IN THE FIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE NOSE TWO TIMES.  THE AIRCRAFT CART-WHEELED AND LANDED ON THE BELLY.  THE MAIN GEAR, THE NOSE, AND THE WINGS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS HEAD, FACE, HANDS, ARMS, AND LEGS.THE RAP FSDO WILL RECOMMEND A RE-EXAMINATION UNDER SECT. 44709.

## 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 CEN12CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA028), Oct 18, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8485D), Brookings, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions while 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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