# Accident 20111030026129A: Piper PA-18-150, Grangeville, ID, October 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Idaho County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9425° N, 116.1236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9425&lon=-116.1236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82213) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 900 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030026129A

## Narrative

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

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AT GIC.  HE THEN RAISED THE TAIL WHEEL AND LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON THE FIRST TAXIWAY (APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET FROM RUNWAY 7 THRESHOLD).  THE WINDS WERE SOUTH AT 8 MPH.  AS HE STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH CAUSED THE TO AIRCRAFT ROCK UP ON THE LEFT GEAR AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP.  THE IMPACT BENT THE LEFT WING AND SPAR, REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR, AND CONSTITUTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR12CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA028), Oct 30, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N82213), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N82213 (3)

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

- [Accident 20091101021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101021459A), Nov 1, 2009: Piper PA18150 (N82213), Grangeville, ID, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was landing at a private airstrip named Pinnacle airstrip (01D8) about 10 miles south of the Grangeville airport. He elected to go…
- [Incident 19890408023149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408023149I), Apr 8, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N82213), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Student lost control on landing. Instructor told him to release controls. Veered off runway.
- [Accident 19840618074769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618074769A), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N82213), Blue Ridge, TX, Substantial damage. Glided low over prospective landing area. Engine failed to respond. Nosed over braking to miss cattle on 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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