# Accident 20130725025619A: Piper PA-18-150, Challis, ID, July 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Challis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5236° N, 114.2181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5236&lon=-114.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4249Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4249Z) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,277 total, 779 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725025619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 16.  AS THE TAILWHEEL ROSE DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL, THE PILOT REPORTS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT REPORTS HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY IN AN UPRIGHT CONDITION ON ALL THREE WHEELS.

## 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 WPR13CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA339), Jul 25, 2013: Piper PA-18 (N4249Z), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N4249Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19970705047259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705047259A), Jul 5, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N4249Z), Bigcreek, ID, Substantial damage. (-16) While he was circling an earlier aircraft wreckage, the pilot reported he was unable to maintain altitude and consequently impacted the rising terrain.…
- [Incident 19780406008239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406008239I), Apr 6, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N4249Z), Promontory, UT, Minor damage. Landed short of intended area, struck rock. Landing gear damaged.

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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