20230117000239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Brush, CO · January 17, 2023

Date: January 17, 2023 · 15:15 local
Place: Brush, CO
Airport: Brush Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41529
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA085
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,120 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N41529Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 1809036 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flight from lajunta, CO to Brush, CO. Actual winds were variable with quarter tail cross wind at 11KTS. Ice patches on runway. During landing aircraft started to slide to the left. Left wheel caught snow and pulled plane to the left off the runway into deeper snow. Aircraft struck what felt like a dip and flipped nose first onto its top. Damage to prop and wing struts.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT FROM LAJUNTA, CO TO BRUSH, CO. ACTUAL WINDS WERE VARIABLE WITH QUARTER TAIL CROSS WIND AT 11KTS. ICE PATCHES ON RUNWAY. DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT SNOW AND PULLED PLANE TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DEEPER SNOW. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WHAT FELT LIKE A DIP AND FLIPPED NOSE FIRST ONTO ITS TOP. DAMAGE TO PROP AND WING STRUTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBrush, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with strong gusty surface winds.Jan 17, 2023 · Substantial damage