N335PA – Piper PA-18-150 – 1998-10-20 NTSB Accident Report

On October 20, 1998, a Piper PA-18-150 (N335PA) was involved in an incident near Billings, MT. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Directional control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.

On October 20, 1998, at 1415 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N335PA, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ground-looped during the landing roll at the Billings Logan International Airport, Billings, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were not injured. The flight had departed from Absarokee, Montana, about 30 minutes prior to the accident.

During a telephone interview, the pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to fishtail. The pilot stated that he tried to stop the fishtail effect with rudder control, however, the condition worsened.

This incident is documented in NTSB report SEA99LA004. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N335PA.