# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-18-150: 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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA151.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Rawlins, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2007 · N3914Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA07CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA222.md): Piper PA-18-150 · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2007 · N416SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and excessive braking during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA07CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA206.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Ontario, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2007 · N7474L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB SEA07CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA153.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Hailey, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2007 · N4018Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll. A tailwind was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA126.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2006 · N3764Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over.
- [NTSB DEN07CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA032.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Riverton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2006 · N82236 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB NYC06CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA217.md): Piper PA-18-150 · White Lake, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2006 · N6774B · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.
- [NTSB ANC06CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA115.md): Piper PA-18 · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2006 · N8597D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI06CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA228.md): Piper PA-18 · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2006 · N2396J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a groundloop. Factors included the closed runway and the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ANC06LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA081.md): Piper PA-18 · Orlando, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2006 · N7601P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a on-ground encounter with the runway, and subsequent nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA097.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 29, 2006 · N62712 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A factor was the soft dirt adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB ANC05CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA146.md): Piper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2005 · N1755P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA077.md): Piper PA-18 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2005 · N8275U · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision, and the dual student's failure to maintain directional control. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC05CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA054.md): Piper PA-18 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 4, 2005 · N9091D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during an aborted landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX05CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA121.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 22, 2005 · N4101E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA068.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Larimore, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2005 · N66ND · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's delay in applying remedial action which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the student's excessive application of rudder and the snow bank which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB CHI04CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA247.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Grant, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2004 · N91042 · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not attained and the control interference encountered by the pilot during landing roll. The ditch was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ANC04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA103.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2004 · N82353 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, and his failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a loss of control, an encounter with a ditch, and the airplane nosing over. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC04LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA073.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2004 · N8918Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ANC04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA039.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2004 · N1755P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane entering deep snow alongside the runway, and nosing over.
- [NTSB ANC04LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA023.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2004 · N226P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on-ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA100.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2003 · N2608S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop, and collapse of the main landing gear.
- [NTSB ANC03CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA090.md): Piper PA-18 · Seward, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2003 · N9668P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent water loop/swerve during landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB LAX03TA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03TA233.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Ely, NV · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 2003 · N8991Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the road and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the second pilot's landing and his delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB DEN03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA069.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2003 · N40520 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop/swerve and impact with terrain. Contributing factors include the wind gust and the ditch.
- [NTSB ANC02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA087.md): Piper PA-18 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2002 · N4948 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.
- [NTSB ANC02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA027.md): Piper PA-18 · Chickaloon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2002 · N5408Y · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the instructor. Factors associated with the accident are the snow-covered runway and the loss of directional control by the student pilot.
- [NTSB ANC02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA009.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2002 · N9908D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, icy runway conditions, and snow-covered terrain along the runway edges.
- [NTSB LAX02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA062.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2002 · N83517 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA114.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2001 · N3685Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll.
- [NTSB FTW01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA160.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Mount Pleasant, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2001 · N220H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was his lack of total experience in tail wheel-equipped airplanes.
- [NTSB SEA01LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA117.md): Piper PA-18 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2001 · N83464 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN01LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA078.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2001 · N9464D · Substantial damage
  > Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was a crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA105.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2001 · N3947Z · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor relating to this accident was the berm.
- [NTSB ANC00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA114.md): Piper PA-18 · Ruby, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2000 · N3774Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX00LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA309.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2000 · N91003 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the landing rollout. Also causal to the accident was his failure to retract flaps during the aborted landing attempt, which lead to a loss of lift and a hard landing followed by a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC00LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA078.md): Piper PA-18 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2000 · N2413P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA051.md): Piper PA-18 · Seldovia, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2000 · N4418Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was an inadvertent ground swerve.
- [NTSB DEN00LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA014.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Bullfrog, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1999 · N4285Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft and the fence.
- [NTSB SEA99LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA132.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Big Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1999 · N6741L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper remedial action (continued takeoff). Contributing factors were the tree and control interference (inadvertent brake activation) by the passenger..
- [NTSB ANC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA094.md): Piper PA-18 · Teller, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1999 · N3675P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure.
- [NTSB ANC99TA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99TA061.md): Piper PA-18 · Nome, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 15, 1999 · N7051 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA99LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA050.md): Piper PA-18 · Boulder, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1999 · N4036E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a dust-devil during landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop and collapse of the main landing gear. Factors include the dust-devil.
- [NTSB ANC99TA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99TA026.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 3, 1999 · N7875D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of excessive taxispeed. Factors associated with the accident were an icy taxi area, and the inadvertent activation of the throttle.
- [NTSB SEA99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA004.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1998 · N335PA · Substantial damage
  > Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.
- [NTSB IAD98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA108.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1998 · N7236K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to separation of the tailwheel spring assembly.
- [NTSB FTW98LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA398.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1998 · N4037E · Substantial damage
  > Gusting winds which blew the aircraft inverted during taxi.
- [NTSB ANC98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA086.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1998 · N5994Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the takeoff roll, and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC98LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA077.md): Piper PA-18-160 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1998 · N3684Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to correct engine/propeller torque and P factor, and the subsequent loss of directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the narrow, confined, takeoff area, and bordering high vegetation.
- [NTSB LAX98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA174.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1998 · N4101E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the gusty wind.

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## 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_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
```

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