# Accident 20190309010669A: Piper PA-18-150, Pullman, WA, March 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2019, 12:20 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Pullman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7358° N, 117.0881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7358&lon=-117.0881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4100Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4100Z) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,379 total, 1,268 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309010669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA159), Mar 9, 2019: Piper PA18 (N4100Z), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N4100Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20101204052369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101204052369A), Dec 4, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N4100Z), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. On 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…

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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