# Accident 20220307003259A: Piper PA-18, Nampa, ID, March 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2022, 15:20 local time
- Place: Nampa, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5813° N, 116.5231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5813&lon=-116.5231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220307003259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE NAMPA IDAHO AIRPORT.  ON THE THIRD LANDING WITH A CROSS WIND HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH TAIL RUDDER CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA120), Mar 7, 2022: Piper PA-18 (N968SW), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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