# Accident 20140413004699A: Piper PA-18S-150, Browning, MT, April 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Browning, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6011° N, 113.1153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6011&lon=-113.1153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7884D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7884D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18S-150 (registry code 7101832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18S-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 928 total, 516 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140413004699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA170), Apr 13, 2014: Piper PA 18S-150 (N7884D), Browning, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a veer off the airstrip and collision with a ditch.

## Other reports on N7884D (1)

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

- [Accident 20100403030929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403030929A), Apr 3, 2010: Piper PA-18S-150 (N7884D), Hinckley, MN, Substantial damage. N7884D 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…

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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