# Accident 20160530007849A: Piper PA-18-150, Laurel, MT, May 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2016, 10:45 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7044° N, 108.7594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7044&lon=-108.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41553, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41553) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160530007849A

## Narrative

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

ON A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6S8) N41553 CRASHED WILL ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 32.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CAME TO A REST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32.  THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR KNEE INJURY.

## 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 GAA16CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA265), May 30, 2016: Piper PA 18-150 (N41553), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing touchdown, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the both wings.

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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