# Accident 20140825015989A: Piper PA-18A 150, Walla Walla, WA, August 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0947° N, 118.2889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0947&lon=-118.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7860D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 882 total, 7 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140825015989A

## Narrative

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

FOR CFI CURRENCY, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF-FIELD LANDINGS. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER A RISE AND THE PILOT SAW A FENCE AND DITCH IN FRONT OF THEM. HE INTENTIONALLY GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE FENCE OR FLIPPING THE AIRPLANE ON ITS BACK. BOTH AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS ARE CFIS AND A&P MECHANICS. THEY INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND CHOSE TO FLY IT BACK TO BASE.

## 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 WPR14CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA378), Aug 25, 2014: Piper PA 18A 150 (N7860D), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged approach which resulted in overshooting the landing point and insufficient remaining landing surface.

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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