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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Meeker, CO · July 3, 2025

Date: July 3, 2025 · 07:30 local
Place: Meeker, CO
Airport: Meeker Coulter Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66898
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA236
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,784 total198 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N66898Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509091 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flight instructor was instructing student on take off and landings in an conventional gear aircraft. The aircraft bounced and started veering to the left. The student added power and overcorrected with right rudder. The instructor applied left rudder and failed to get the aircraft under control. The aircraft continued the right hand turn resulting in the left gear collapse causing the left wing and the propeller to contact the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT ON TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS IN AN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER AND OVERCORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND FAILED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE RIGHT HAND TURN RESULTING IN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN25LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMeeker, COThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.Jul 3, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N66898 · 1

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

Accident 20160825009249ALanding: Rollout · Colorado Spring, COOn August 25, 2016 at approximately 1:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 ground looped after experiencing a large gust of wind from the right during a landing roll out at the united states air force Academy (usafa) airfield in Colorado springs, CO.Aug 25, 2016 · Substantial damage