# Accident 20131026020069A: Piper PA-18-150, Twin Falls, ID, October 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5560° N, 114.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5560&lon=-114.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83417, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83417) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 784 total, 394 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131026020069A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO DEPART A PRIVATE FIELD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES NORTHEAST OF THE TWIN FALLS, ID AIRPORT - KTWF.  SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FROM THE FIELD.  AFTER STARTING THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM AN ABORTED/REJECTED TAKEOFF.  DURING DECELERATION, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.

## 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 WPR14CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA035), Oct 26, 2013: Piper PA 18-150 (N83417), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during the rejected takeoff.

## Other reports on N83417 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840122009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840122009839I), Jan 22, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N83417), Tremonton, UT, Minor damage. Ski equipped plane took off on snow along side of runway. Left ski hit a now ridge and collapsed 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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