# Accident 20191016020109A: Piper PA-18A 150, Gerlach, NV, October 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3350° N, 119.9081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3350&lon=-119.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2894P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2894P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 152 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191016020109A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE LANDING SITE AT A VERY LOW AIRSPEED, JUST ABOVE A STALL. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN, IT BANKED TO THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND, CAUSING A CARTWHEEL.

## 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 GAA20CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA030), Oct 16, 2019: Piper PA18 (N2894P), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N2894P (1)

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

- [Accident 19900917039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039549A), Sep 17, 1990: Piper PA18A150 (N2894P), Montague, CA, Substantial damage. First solo,lost directional control on 3 point landing. Veered,dragged a wing, and ground looped.

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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