Piper PA-18 N3194Z

Summary

On 9 November 2003 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3194Z was involved in an accident near Westfield, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

9 November 2003 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Westfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Barnes Municipal Airport (BAF)

Coordinates

42.1578, -72.7156

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N3194Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA031

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the wind was variable at 5 knots while he was landing on a 9,000-foot long, 150-foot wide, asphalt runway. During the rollout, the wind picked up the left wing of the airplane. The student pilot attempted to correct with left aileron input, but the right wing struck the runway. The airplane then struck a taxiway sign and came to rest upright. The reported wind about the time of the accident was variable at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.