# Accident 20230621013139A: John Topliff PA18-200EXP, Truckee, CA, June 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2023, 15:16 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3196° N, 120.1545° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3196&lon=-120.1545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John Topliff PA18-200EXP (registry code 05632JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-topliff-pa18-200exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN TOPLIFF PA18-200EXP
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621013139A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PDT, PILOT WAS CONDUCTING 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT FROM RHV TO TRK FOR ADDITIONAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.  TOWER GAVE CLEARANCE TO LAND RUNWAY 02.  ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BOUNCE A FEW TIMES BEFORE TAKING A NEAR 270 DEGREE SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO THE DIRT JUST SHORTLY PAST RUNWAY 29.  AIRCRAFT’S LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT AILERON, AND OUTBOARD WING STRUCTURE. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT GEAR STRUCTURE.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP WITHOUT ASSITANCE.

## 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 WPR23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA235), Jun 21, 2023: John Topliff PA18-200EXP (N356AW), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control on landing roll out, during variable wind conditions.

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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