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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18S-150 · Browning, MT · April 13, 2014

Date: April 13, 2014 · 11:00 local
Place: Browning, MT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7884D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA170
Reported as: Piper PA-18S-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 928 total516 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N7884DRegistered now · Piper PA-18S-150S/N 18-6044 · Built 1954 Airframe modelPiper PA-18S-150 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While landing on a private unimproved airfield the PIC experienced a hard landing and subsequently lost directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll resulting in the right main landing gear impacting a dirt embankment causing substantial damage to the fuselage adjacent to the right main landing gear attachment points.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON A PRIVATE UNIMPROVED AIRFIELD THE PIC EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL RESULTING IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTING A DIRT EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrowning, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a veer off the airstrip and collision with a ditch.Apr 13, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7884D · 1

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

Accident 20100403030929ALanding: Touchdown · Hinckley, MNN7884D departed private grass airstrip about 1850 local time for short pleasure flight. A/c approached from the south runway heading is 35/17. A/c touched down and started to drift right the pilot applied left rudder and a/c suddenly veered sharply to the…Apr 3, 2010 · Substantial damage