Piper PA-18-150 N7145Z

Summary

On 13 July 2007 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7145Z was involved in an accident near Jordan, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 2007 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jordan, Montana, United States

Coordinates

47.2714, -106.8286

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7145Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Circle → Brockway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the rough/uneven terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he and his passenger were hunting coyotes. He decided to land on a narrow ridge just above a coyote's hole. He said the aircraft hit the ground hard and bounced back into the air. He initiated a go around, but the airplane ended up going down a 20 foot deep dry wash that was parallel to the original landing site. The right wing, the engine mount, and the fuselage were bent and broken.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.