# Accident 20230117000239A: Piper PA-18-150, Brush, CO, January 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2023, 15:15 local time
- Place: Brush, CO
- Airport: Brush Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2644° N, 103.5756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2644&lon=-103.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41529) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,120 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230117000239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA085), Jan 17, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N41529), Brush, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with strong gusty surface winds.

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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