# NTSB DEN84LA082: Piper PA-18-150, N57528, Albuquerque, NM, February 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 3, 1984, 17:50 local (Feb 4, 1984, 00:50 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.069252, -106.579925 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0693&lon=-106.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16330/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA082

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload

## Analysis

THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID HE BELIEVES HE MISUSED THE HEEL BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROLL SINCE HE WAS MORE FAMILIAR WITH ACFT WITH TOE BRAKES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57528](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57528-2012-06-15), registration cancelled 2012-06-15, S/N 18-7709036, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-7709036
- Airframe hours: 865
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: Devpre Aviation Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: RUI, RUIDOSO, NM
- Airport: 4AC, Coronado, runway 35, 4,020 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,215 total, 10 in this make and model, 1,077 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F

## 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 19840203004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840203004419A), Feb 3, 1984: Piper PA18150, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while landing a tail dragger. Left the runway striking a taxiway lip. May have hit a brake

## Other investigations on N57528 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA294), Aug 18, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's failure to maintain directional control due to excessive use of the rudder, and the instructor's delayed remedial action.

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.

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