# NTSB DEN01LA166: Piper PA-18-150, N999MP, Deming, NM, September 29, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 29, 2001, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Deming, NM - Coordinates: 32.2625, -107.720832 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2625&lon=-107.7208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report January 16, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 53556 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA166 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53556/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA166 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the gusting crosswind weather condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he was departing on runway 08 when his right wing was lifted up by a gust of wind. He said the left wing impacted the runway, and the airplane subsequently ground looped to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and came to rest in the inverted position. The fixed base operator manager said that the wind was from 170 degrees at 15 knots, gusting from 20 to 25 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot said that he had flown 9 hours on the day of the accident. ## Factual narrative On September 29, 2001, at approximately 1515 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, N999MP, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during takeoff roll at Deming Municipal Airport, Deming, New Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, received minor injuries. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that was originating at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was departing on runway 08 when his right wing was lifted up by a gust of wind. He said the left wing struck the runway, and the airplane subsequently ground looped to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and came to rest in the inverted position. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine mount, the outboard 8 feet of the right wing, and the rudder were bent. The fixed base operator manager said that the wind was from 170 degrees at 15 knots, gusting from 20 to 25 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot said that he had flown 9 hours on the day of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N999MP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18-150 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-7609073 - Airframe hours: 4200 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C4P 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Vial J. LeBlanc Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 2, 2001, 10 hours before - Departed: DMN, Deming, NM - Airport: DMN, Deming Municipal Airport, runway 08, 6,626 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 14, 2000; seat: front; flight hours: 2,879 total, 340 in this make and model, 2,819 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 13 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: DMN ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010929030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929030129A), Sep 29, 2001: Piper PA18150, Deming, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 29, 2001, at approximately 1515 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 super cub, N999MP, was substantially damaged when it rolled… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.