# Accident 20160520010719A: Piper PA-18A 150, Westminster, MD, May 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Clearview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4669° N, 77.0169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4669&lon=-77.0169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7367D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7367D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 687 total, 123 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160520010719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT CLEARVIEW AIRPORT (2W2). PILOT STATED AFTER ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A WIND INDICATOR STRUCTURE, THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED HARD BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT COME UP ON ITS NOSE, STRIKING THE PROP. AFTER COMING TO A STOP,  THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.  WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR: METAR KDMW 201935Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3022 RMK AO2

## 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 GAA16CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA262), May 20, 2016: Piper PA 18A (N7367D), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and collision with terrain.

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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