# Incident 20180414003669I: Piper PA-18A 150, Hamilton, MT, April 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPEA
- Location: 46.2526° N, 114.1601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2526&lon=-114.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9274D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9274D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180414003669I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON FOREST SERVICE AIRPORT IN THE BACK COUNTRY OF MONTANA (C64).  THERE WAS 3 FEET OF VERY WET SNOW ON THE RUNWAY,  WHEN THE AIRCAFT SLOWED DOWN THE SKIES SANK INTO THE SNOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED VERY SLOWLY ONTO ITS BACK.  THE PROPELER WAS BENT AND THE ROTATING BEACON WAS DAMAGED ON THE TAIL.

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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