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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Pullman, WA · March 9, 2019

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Date
March 9, 2019 · 12:20 local
Place
Pullman, WA
Airport
Pullman
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4100Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA159
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,379 total1,268 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N4100ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8114Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Accident pilot operated off of puw airport to his own airstrip less than 1NM south of the airport. Aircraft equipped with wheel skiis. After takeoff pilot lowered skiis ,flew to personal airstrip touched down contacting small unseen hardened drift with heel of the right ski . This forced the tip of the same ski under the hardpacked snow crust causing a sudden stop and nose over . The airplane was damaged substantially. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT PILOT OPERATED OFF OF PUW AIRPORT TO HIS OWN AIRSTRIP LESS THAN 1NM SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH WHEEL SKIIS. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT LOWERED SKIIS ,FLEW TO PERSONAL AIRSTRIP TOUCHED DOWN CONTACTING SMALL UNSEEN HARDENED DRIFT WITH HEEL OF THE RIGHT SKI . THIS FORCED THE TIP OF THE SAME SKI UNDER THE HARDPACKED SNOW CRUST CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP AND NOSE OVER . THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA159Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPullman, WAThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.Mar 9, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4100Z · 1

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

Accident 20101204052369ALanding: Touchdown · Pullman, WAOn December 4, 2010 at 14:00 hours local time N4100Z, a 1964 PA-18-150 received substantial damage as the result of landing in deep snow during off field operations. Damage to the aircraft included a bent propeller, bent firewall, wing struts, windshield, and…Dec 4, 2010 · Substantial damage