Piper PA-18-150 N66898

Summary

On 3 July 2025 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N66898 was involved in an accident near Meeker, Colorado, 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

3 July 2025 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Meeker, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meeker Airport (KEEO)

Coordinates

40.0531, -107.8844

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N66898

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meeker → Meeker

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA236

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

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The flight instructor and student pilot were completing a soft field landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane. The student pilot landed in a 3-point configuration and the airplane bounced so he increased the throttle and applied forward control input. The airplane then turned left, and the student pilot overcorrected to the right. The flight instructor attempted to correct with opposite rudder and brake; however, the airplane exited the right side of the runway, which resulted in a left main landing gear collapse. The left wing subsequently struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. Both pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.