# Accident 20190917014539A: Piper PA-18-150, New Meadows, ID, September 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2019, 14:51 local time
- Place: New Meadows, ID
- Airport: New Meadows Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9781° N, 116.2839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9781&lon=-116.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6741L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA584) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190917014539A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT THE NEW MEADOWS AIRPORT ON A GRASS STRIP IN NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO. THE INTENTION WAS TO CONDUCT TAKE OFF AND LANDING TRAINING AT THE SAME NEW MEADOWS AIRPORT. MID FIELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HAS A TREE LINE THAT BLOCKS ONE THIRD OF THE RUNWAYS WIND COMING IN FROM THE EAST. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH ON AN APPROXIMATE BEARING OF 220 DEGREES. THE REPORTED WIND WAS BETWEEN EIGHT AND TWELVE KNOTS WEST TO SOUTHWEST. STILL IN THE GROUND ROLL PORTION OF THE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES AND BEGAN TO NOSE OVER. POWER WAS CONTINUALLY APPLIED TO KEEP THE TAIL ON THE GROUND BUT ONCE THEY PASSED THE TREE LINE THE TAIL LIFTED UP RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER FLIP OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY RESULTING IN SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE MINOR INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT FROM HIS HEADSET BUMPING AGAINST HIS HEAD AND THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT.

## 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 GAA19CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA584), Sep 17, 2019: Piper PA18 (N6741L), New Meadows, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N6741L (1)

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

- [Accident 19990731043879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731043879A), Jul 31, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N6741L), Big Creek, ID, No damage. (-23) During takeoff from Big Creek airstrip, Big Creek, ID., (60), on run way 18, the pilot stated his aircraft pitched to the left more than usual. He…

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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