# Accident 20200425003519A: Piper PA-18-150, Bountiful, UT, April 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8639° N, 111.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-111.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707VB) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,274 total, 1,193 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200425003519A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION: OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON APRIL 25, 2020 AT 12:08 LOCAL TIME, OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2020 AND 12:00 LOCAL TIME.  THE PILOT WAS FLYING N707VB, A PA18, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 35 AT BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK AIRPORT (KBTF). THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING STRUCK THE PROP WHICH THEN VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE UPSIDE DOWN.

THE RIGHT-WING LIFT STRUT, RUDDER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM A CUT IN HER HAND.  NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD.

## 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 WPR20CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA134), Apr 25, 2020: Piper PA18 (N707VB), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a roll-over.

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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