# Accident 20140330003299A: Piper PA-18A, Wheatland, WY, March 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2014, 10:15 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0531° N, 104.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0531&lon=-104.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1952P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1952P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (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-18A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,217 total, 500 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140330003299A

## Narrative

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

ON 3/30/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 HRS. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), N1952P A PIPER MODEL PA18-150 SUPER CUB WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-FIELD LANDING NEAR WHEATLAND, WY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 WPR14CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA152), Mar 30, 2014: Piper PA 18A (N1952P), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The front seat pilot's excessive approach speed and subsequent brake application during the landing which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's failure to…

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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