# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-135: Loss of control - on ground/water 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. ## Latest cases - [NTSB MIA06CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA059.md): Piper PA-18 · SanJuan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 4, 2006 · N2875D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. - [NTSB ANC05CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA152.md): Piper PA-18 · Wiseman, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 13, 2005 · N9950Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were a short landing area, and pressure to conduct the flight, which the pilot stated was a rescue situation. - [NTSB SEA02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA094.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Payette, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2002 · N9967Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions during landing resulting in a ground loop/swerve. Wind gusts were a contributing factor. - [NTSB SEA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA088.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N9845Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing resulting in the aircraft departing the runway environment and the wing impacting the ground. Contributing factors were the dustdevil/whirlwind which the aircraft encountered and the ditch. - [NTSB ATL02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA082.md): Piper PA-18 · Conway, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2002 · N802DA · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to use proper wind correction technique, resulting in a loss of directional control of the aircraft. - [NTSB DEN01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA035.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N9058G · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to mantain directional control during landing roll. - [NTSB NYC00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA013.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Hoffmeister, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1999 · N9964Q · Substantial damage > The pilot failure to maintain directional control while step-taxiing. A factor in the accident was gusty winds. - [NTSB ANC99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA067.md): Piper PA-18 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1999 · N8570C · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind. - [NTSB MIA98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA116.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1998 · N2150A · Substantial damage > the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control after landing. - [NTSB FTW97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA017.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1996 · N9967Q · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper use of rudder. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of airplane. - [NTSB ANC91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA086.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1991 · N1476C · Substantial damage > Was the pilot-in-command's loss of control during the takeoff run, thereby allowing the airplane to stray from the runway's centerline and to strike some high vegetation. - [NTSB ANC91LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA008.md): Piper PA-18 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1990 · N1181Y · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control on landing and the failure to select suitable terrain. - [NTSB SEA90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA055.md): Piper PA18-160 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1990 · N9977Q · Substantial damage > The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing roll. - [NTSB DEN89LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA179.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1989 · N9967Q · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent damage to the wing. - [NTSB ANC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA013.md): Piper PA-18 · Port Heiden, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1985 · N9960Q · Substantial damage > The acft cartwheeled after dragging the right wing during an attempted takeoff from a gravel strip. The plt reported the takeoff was attempted to the west with a 10 to 15 mph left x-wind. Another person in the area when the accident occurred stated the wind… - [NTSB SEA85LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA106.md): Piper PA-18 · Excursion Inlet, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1985 · N27036 · Substantial damage > The plt elected to land on an airstrip in a narrow valley with mountains on either side. While landing in variable & gusty wind conditions, he lost directional control of the acft. The acft then veered off the right side of the rwy onto rough terrain where… - [NTSB DEN85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA085.md): Piper PA-18 · Polson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1985 · N8676C · Substantial damage > The plt stated a 35 kt gust of wind from the north lifted the tail of the acft to the left. The acft veered right, contacted a snow bank and nosed over. The plt was taxiing on rwy 18 after landing when the accident occurred. - [NTSB LAX82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA211.md): Piper PA-18 · Colusa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 7, 1982 · N2663A · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during a 3-point landing in calm wind conditions, the aircraft veered to the right as soon as the main gear touched down. The pilot stated that he applied full left rudder and brake, but to no avail. The plane continued to the right… ## 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 ('7101820') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7101820&occurrence=260 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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