Piper PA18-150 N9432P

Summary

On 13 May 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA18-150 registered N9432P was involved in an accident near Forest Hill, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Forest Hill, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Forest Hill (MD31)

Coordinates

39.2692, -76.8294

Aircraft

Piper PA18-150

Registration

N9432P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Donegal Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA133

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors in this accident were the tailwind condition, and the pilot's lack of flight experience in tail-wheeled airplanes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on Runway 31, a 2,650 foot long, 50 foot wide asphalt runway, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, where it impacted a parked airplane. Winds reported at an airport about 15 miles south of the accident site, were from 160 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported 183 hours of total flight experience; with 5 hours in tail-wheeled airplanes, all in the PA-18-150.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.