# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA348.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Roundup, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 15, 2026 · N4500W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA028.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2026 · N4136E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN26LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA020.md): Piper PA18 · Reserve, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2025 · N82016 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent application of the wheel brakes after touchdown.
- [NTSB ANC25LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA072.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2025 · N82109 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop, and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN25LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA236.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Meeker, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2025 · N66898 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ANC25LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA071.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 3, 2025 · N3994Z · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action/lack of supervision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC25LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA033.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2025 · N57617 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the lake and collided with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA100.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2024 · N4118Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC24LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA072.md): Piper PA18 · Goose Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2024 · N9697P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC23LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA083.md): Piper PA-18-150 · McGrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 16, 2023 · N1755P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during after encountering a wind gust during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC23LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA039.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2023 · N4488Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a water loop and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN23LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA085.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Brush, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 17, 2023 · N41529 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with strong gusty surface winds.
- [NTSB ANC23LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA011.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Kenai, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 2, 2023 · N94X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in flat light conditions, resulting in the airplane to nose over.
- [NTSB ANC22LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA067.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2022 · N7087D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll following a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC22LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA036.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Gulkana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2022 · N5773M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional during the landing rollout in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC21LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA099.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2021 · N82448 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC21LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA088.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2021 · N7MY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC21LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA084.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2021 · N371SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport beach landing.
- [NTSB ANC21LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA072.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Rohn, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2021 · N4018E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ANC21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA055.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2021 · N82547 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flight control inputs which resulted in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA163.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Wilsall, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2021 · N83359 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.
- [NTSB WPR21LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA137.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Three Forks, MT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2021 · N82479 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA013.md): Piper PA18 · Plymouth, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2020 · N8788D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering gusting headwind.
- [NTSB ANC20CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA096.md): Piper PA18 · Chitina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2020 · N416RK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ANC20CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA076.md): Piper PA18 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2020 · N82566 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ANC20CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA075.md): Piper PA18 · Chisana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2020 · N1049P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC20CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA048.md): Piper PA18 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2020 · N323DH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR20CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA134.md): Piper PA18 · Bountiful, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 25, 2020 · N707VB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a roll-over.
- [NTSB CEN20CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA033.md): Piper PA18 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2019 · N530AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and ground-loop.
- [NTSB GAA19CA572](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA572.md): Piper PA18 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2019 · N4785F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA19CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA564.md): Piper PA18 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2019 · N5408Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to depart from an off-airport surface covered with standing water, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB GAA19CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA584.md): Piper PA18 · New Meadows, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2019 · N6741L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting, right quartering headwind, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB GAA19CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA515.md): Piper PA18 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2019 · N7184B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent loss of directional control and impact with a tree.
- [NTSB GAA19CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA500.md): Piper PA18 · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2019 · N82253 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his excessive rudder input, which resulted in a runway excursion and landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA19CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA349.md): Piper PA18 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2019 · N91144 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB GAA19CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA298.md): Piper PA18 · Sparta, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2019 · N530AK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB GAA19CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA159.md): Piper PA18 · Pullman, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2019 · N4100Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA045.md): Piper PA18 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2018 · N4500W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA558.md): Piper PA18 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2018 · N7184B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control on an unimproved airstrip.
- [NTSB GAA18CA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA525.md): Piper PA18 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2018 · N5373Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC18CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18CA068.md): Piper PA18 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2018 · N5392Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll when the left main landing gear wheel got caught in a ditch, which resulted in a subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA504.md): Piper PA18 · McGrath, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2018 · N6727A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a crosswind.
- [NTSB GAA18CA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA497.md): Piper PA18 · Stony RIver, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2018 · N3872Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA520.md): Piper PA18 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2018 · N4165Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA367.md): Piper PA 18 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2018 · N3764Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA303.md): Piper PA18 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2018 · N4018E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA18CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA269.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Goose Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 7, 2018 · N2432H · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA18CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA191.md): Piper PA18 · Dorris, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2018 · N101EB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA17CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA569.md): Piper PA 18 · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 25, 2017 · N3797Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control due to an encounter with a tailwind gust after the airplane had stopped, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN17LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA324.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2017 · N82912 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the overstress failure of the right main landing gear.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101828&page=2

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101828', '7104221', '7102835')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=7101828

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