# Accident 20180330011809A: Piper PA-18-150, Dorris, CA, March 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Dorris, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8903° N, 121.9756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8903&lon=-121.9756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101EB) (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 O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180330011809A

## Narrative

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

ON 30 MARCH 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 HOURS, N101EB, A BACSANYI BX-2001 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (KLMT) CRATER LAKE/KLAMATH AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO (A32) BUTTE VALLEY AIRPORT CA. THE PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS.

THE PIC/CHECK AIRMAN STATED THAT SHE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS FOR TRAINING. DURING TAKEOFF, ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUPTLY PITCH UPWARDS AND THEN PITCH ABRUPTLY DOWNWARDS WHERE IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR FOUND THE AIRMAN TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH FAA DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR INCIDENT HISTORY. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT SHE FAILED TO ADEQUATLEY RESPOND TO THE SUDDEN WIND GUST RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

THE AIRMAN WAS VERBALLY COUNSELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY.

## 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 GAA18CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA191), Mar 30, 2018: Piper PA18 (N101EB), Dorris, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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