# Accident 20240819016529A: Piper PA-18-150, Island Park, ID, August 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2024, 09:30 local time
- Place: Island Park, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0000° N, 111.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0000&lon=-111.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9166T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9166T) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 549 total, 50 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240819016529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE NEXT MORNING, PILOT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT DURING ROTATION AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT WING FIRST, THEN ENGINE/PROPELLER, SETTLING ON ITS COLLAPSED GEAR. POST INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS SATISFACTORY. DAMAGE TO RIGHT AILERON REFLECTS CONTROL SURFACE TO HAVE BEEN IN THE DOWN POSITION AT IMPACT.

## 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 WPR24LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA280), Aug 19, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N9166T), Island Park, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lateral control during takeoff due to an accumulation of water in the right wing.

## Other reports on N9166T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800913089149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913089149I), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N9166T), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. Student touched down and plane started drifting. Hit snowbank and flipped over on its back.

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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