Piper PA-18 N17080
5 August 2000 · Westhampton, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 2000 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N17080 was involved in an accident near Westhampton, New York, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westhampton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Francis S Gabreski (FOK)
- Coordinates
- 40.8305, -72.6491
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N17080
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA220
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare during the landing. Factors were the entanglement of the tow rope with the rudder horn, and restricted rudder movement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot picked up a banner, and the tow rope became entangled around the airplane's rudder horn. He experienced a full right rudder deflection, and returned to the airport for landing. The pilot was unable to release the banner, and intentionally flew a steep descent angle in an attempt to land on the runway prior to the banner striking the ground. The pilot stated that he recovered too late from the descent, the airplane landed hard, and the main gear collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-18-160 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Trent R. Davey | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-18 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | Rocky McElveen | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-18 | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | REX W. Maurer | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-18 | New Ulm, Texas, United States | Leonard F. Firth | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-18 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dansville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2000 | Cessna 185 | Saratoga Sprngs, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2000 | Cessna 150G | Conesus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2000 | Cessna 180H | Long Lake, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172G | North Elba, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |