# Accident 20180517005479A: Piper PA-18, Albuquerque, NM, May 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2018, 18:47 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1453° N, 106.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1453&lon=-106.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7265K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7265K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 12 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180517005479A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 17, 2017, AT 1847 MST,  A PIPER PA-18, N7265K, REGISTERED TO FRAMING SYSTEMS INC, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING ON RWY 22 AT DOUBLE EAGLE (AEG) AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAMILTON MT. ON MAY 16, 2018 AT 1730 MST.

## 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 CEN18CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA176), May 18, 2018: Piper PA 18 (N7265K), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control following an encounter with gusty crosswind during landing.

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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