- Date
- November 7, 1988, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Baker, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4466ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881107052209A
- Case key
- 17639
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Analysis
The commercial plt was landing after a pipeline patrol flight. There were no pax. The plt made a wheels landing on rwy 30 with wind reported from 270 at 28 KTS. During landing roll, a wind gust from the left side, estimated by the plt as 50 KTS, lifted the left wing and the right wing tip struck gravel on the right edge of the runway. The plt said the acft ground looped to the right and the gust lifted the tail. The acft nosed over and came to rest inverted. Damage was reported to the cabin top, rudder, propeller and wing spar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4466Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8814
- Airframe hours
- 1,460
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Weeding, Rodney D., doing business as Air Specialties Inc
- Registered owner
- Air Specialities, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 29, 1988 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- SDY · Sidney, MT
- Destination
- BKU · Baker, MT
- Airport
- BKU · Baker-Fallon, runway 30, 4,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,815 total · 815 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 355 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 28 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.