# Accident 20200706009669A: Piper PA-18A-135, Marion, MT, July 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2020, 11:25 local time
- Place: Marion, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0947° N, 114.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0947&lon=-114.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60733, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60733) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (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-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200706009669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING LANDING PRACTICE AT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. ON SECOND LANDING THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO TAKE BACK OFF BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED FURTHER LEFT THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHEN SHE SAW SHE WAS HEADED TOWARDS A FENCE.

## 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 WPR20CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA214), Jul 6, 2020: Piper PA 18A-135 (N60733), Marion, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N60733 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030422007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030422007229A), Apr 22, 2003: Piper PA18A135 (N60733), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he lost directional control during takeoff at Carson field (private strip, MT53) due to insufficient attention to rudder. Landing gear,…

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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