# Accident 20141207021319A: Piper PA-18-150, Arbor Vitae, WI, December 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Arbor Vitae, WI
- Airport: Lakeland/Noble F. Lee Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9281° N, 89.7308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9281&lon=-89.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41594, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41594) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,394 total, 33 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141207021319A

## Narrative

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

DECEMBER  7, 2014 N45194 A PIPER PA18-150 WITH A PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD TOOK A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT IN MINOCQUA WISCONSIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 CST WHILE ON NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT LAKELAND AIRPORT IN ARBOR VITAE WISCONSIN (KARV) THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSS WIND. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SNOW THEN CRASH LANDED OFF OF THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THEN CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE THEN FLIPPED UPSIDEDOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EGRESS WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL WEATHER OBSERVATION AT THE TIME IN ARV WIND 170@10 WITH GUSTING TO 19 MPH. 31 DEGREES F. 9 MILES VISIBILITY.

## 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 CEN15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA071), Dec 7, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N41594), Minocqua, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare when a sudden wind shift occurred.

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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