# Accident 20220701011559A: Piper PA-18-135, Walker, MN, July 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Walker, MN
- Airport: Walker Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1598° N, 94.6456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1598&lon=-94.6456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1136, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,675 total, 100 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701011559A

## Narrative

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

2022-07-01 N1136 WALKER MN (Y49) LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

WHILE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW CFI AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE APPROACHING RUNWAY 33 FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND HAD A SLIGHT BOUNCE. THE UPWIND WING (LEFT) RAISED AND THE RIGHT WING DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS BROKEN OFF. NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.  DAMAGE INCLUDED PROP STRIKE, LEFT WING BENT UPWARD, LEFT AILERON BENT, RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGE, FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF TAIL SECTION BENT UPWARD.

## 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 CEN22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA295), Jul 1, 2022: Piper PA-18-135 (N1136), Walker, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during a go-around.

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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