# Accident 20150222002109A: Piper PA-18-150, Camarillo, CA, February 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2015, 11:27 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4155U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150222002109A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO CMA RUNWAY 26, THE PILOT WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION. PILOT WAS LANDING IN A LEFT TO RIGHT CROSSWIND WITH THE CONTROLS POSITIONED INTO THE WIND AND RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING ROLLED TO THE GROUND. POWER APPLIED WITHOUT EFFECT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FOLD UNDER.

## 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 WPR15CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA114), Feb 22, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N4155U), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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