Piper PA-18-135 N99302

Summary

On 16 January 1998 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-18-135 registered N99302 was involved in an accident near Wooster, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 January 1998 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wooster, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.1607, -92.4501

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-135

Registration

N99302

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98FA101

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees during an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's delayed decision to abort the long landing.

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

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Two eye-witnesses, located within 200 meters of the takeoff point, reported that they observed the single-engine airplane land long on a grass pasture that was being utilized as a landing area. After a short landing roll, engine power was heard being applied for a 'go-around.' Soon after becoming airborne, the aircraft was observed to have attained a nose high attitude prior to impacting the tops of 70-foot high trees located north of the departure end of the landing area. The witnesses stated that the engine sounded normal. No evidence of pre-impact mechanical failure or malfunction was observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.