# NTSB Accident LAX00LA309
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 2000-08-21 · SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA309
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21780
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-21
- **Location:** SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.529567, -111.890281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N91003
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the landing rollout.  Also causal to the accident was his failure to retract flaps during the aborted landing attempt, which lead to a loss of lift and a hard landing followed by a ground loop.

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