# Accident 20150316003149A: Piper PA-18-150, Boulder, CO, March 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0386° N, 105.2297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0386&lon=-105.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4785F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4785F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 33 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150316003149A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/16/2015 AT 0815 HRS MDT,N4785F A PIPER PA-18-150 WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AN IMPACTED A BERM. SINGLE PILOT  WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 GAA15CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA011), Mar 16, 2015: Piper PA18 - 150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N4785F (3)

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

- [Accident 20190923013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923013579A), Sep 23, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. The PIC stated that on September 23, 2019 at approximately 1400 local, he had a stabilized approach to runway 08 at kbdu in Boulder, CO. The pilot stated and…
- [Accident 20000708010469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708010469A), Jul 8, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4785F), Erie, CO, No damage. (-23) Pilot terry was checking pilot mainero out in the glider club's tow plane and during landing mainero lost control of the aircraft. Pilot terry took…
- [Accident 19990701007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701007999A), Jul 1, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Acft flipped over on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)no narrative

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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