# Accident 20161006022049A: Piper PA-18-150, Hanna, WY, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hanna, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1167° N, 106.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1167&lon=-106.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4457Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4457Z) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,879 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006022049A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2016, AT APPROXIAMENTLY 10:15 MST,  A PIPER PA18-150, N4457Z, FLOWN ON A VFR  PART 91 FLIGHT.  RAN OFF THE SIDE OFF A ROAD ON PRIVATE LAND. THE AIRCRAFT  VEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING A GO AROUND ATTEMPT WHICH WAS  CAUSED BY A SUDDEN WIND GUST FROM A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO THROUGH  A DITCH AND FENCE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED DURING THE EVENT.

## 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 GAA17CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA019), Oct 6, 2016: Piper PA18 (N4457Z), Hanna, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions.

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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