# Incident 20180513005319I: Piper PA-18-135, Madison, SD, May 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2018, 10:35 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Airport: Madison Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0164° N, 97.0856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADISON MUNI (MDS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0164&lon=-97.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2205A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2205A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 100 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180513005319I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2018 AT 10:35 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N2205A, A PIPER PA18-135 AIRCRAFT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE 2 SOULS ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.  THE PILOT IS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

## Other reports on N2205A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800412038049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412038049I), Apr 12, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N2205A), Watertown, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft blew up on nose during ground run up.

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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