# Accident 20190308001009A: Piper PA-18-150, Rushville, NE, March 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rushville, NE
- Airport: Modisett Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4592° N, 102.5011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4592&lon=-102.5011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8566D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8566D-2020-11-06) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 122 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001009A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC DEPARTED MODISETT FIELD, RUSHVILLE, NEBRASKA, (K9V5) ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT SOUTH OF RUSHVILLE, 54 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AT LOW POWER SETTING (APPROX.1900 RPM).THE PIC APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND CHECKED THE MIXTURE WITH NO CHANGE IN RPMS. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A BERM IN THE FIELD, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FOLD INBOARD AND THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE OFF FIELD LANDING AND NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA160), Mar 8, 2019: Piper PA18 (N8566D), Rushville, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing on rough terrain.

## Other reports on N8566D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800829065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829065749I), Aug 29, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N8566D), Hartford, WY, Minor damage. Gear collapsed when bungee cord broke on one side.

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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