# Accident 20180621015619A: Piper PA-18-150, Yellow Pine, ID, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport: Dewey Moore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1492° N, 115.0773° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1492&lon=-115.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1979P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1979P-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,101 total, 68 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621015619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A AIRSTRIP HE HAS NEVER BEEN INTO BEFORE. THIS STRIP IS LIMITED TO HIGHLY EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS. HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND WHEN HE WAS ALMOST TO THE EXTENDED CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY, HE ADDED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STEEPLY. HE CONTINUED UPSTREAM FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE, NOSE UP AND NOT CLIMBING. THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN TO THE LEFT. IT TURNED 1.25 ROTATIONS TO THE LEFT AS IT DESCENDED AND INPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR18LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA176), Jun 21, 2018: Piper PA 18-150 (N1979P), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while conducting a go-around and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of…

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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