Piper PA-18A-150 N8680D
3 June 2002 · Thomaston, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2002 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A-150 registered N8680D, operated by Barbara's Banners, was involved in an accident near Thomaston, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thomaston, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thomaston-Upson County (KOPN)
- Coordinates
- 32.9550, -84.2642
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Registration
- N8680D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barbara's Banners
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Griffin → Thomaston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control on landing, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A Piper ground-looped during a landing at a private airport in Thomaston, Georgia. The airplane ground-looped, and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot continued the flight and returned to Griffin. During the post-flight examination of the airplane, the pilot discovered that the left wing assembly had sustained structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-18A | Garden City, Kansas, United States | Daniel A. Wiltz | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | Hispano Aviacion HA-200-SAETA | Perry, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Harrison PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft BE-76 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Anthony Walker | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander S2R | Cochran, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Cessna 150J | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Johnnie R. Courson | Fatal | 1 |