Piper PA-18A-150 N9779D
15 June 2006 · Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 2006 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A-150 registered N9779D was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Illinois, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lawrenceville-Vincennes Intl (LWV)
- Coordinates
- 38.7736, -87.6092
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A-150
- Registration
- N9779D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Glider Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06LA278
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The visual separation from the glider attempted by the tow pilot and traffic advisories from the glider not received by the tow pilot. The airport sign/marker was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The tow airplane was returning to the uncontrolled airport after releasing a glider that was operated by a soaring club. The pilot of the tow airplane stated that he entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 27 and saw another aircraft taking off from runway 27. The pilot of the tow airplane decided to continue the approach and to land on the grass next to runway 27. After he touched down, he observed a glider attempting to land in the opposite direction. The glider pilot appeared to overshoot the centerline and was heading for the tow airplane. The tow airplane pilot turned right towards the runway to avoid the glider, but the glider turned towards him. The tow airplane pilot turned back to the left and impacted a runway sign. According to the Airport Facility Directory, runway 27 had the same traffic pattern for engine-driven aircraft and gliders. The tow pilot stated that he did not hear any radio transmissions from the glider on the LWV common traffic advisory frequency.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18A | Shady Cove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2005 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Piper PA-18A-135 | Yelm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-18A-135 | Cedaredge, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-18A | Trego, Montana, United States | Chance W. Chacon | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft B36TC | Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Cessna 170A | Atwood, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2006 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 2006 | Miller RUTAN LONG-EZ | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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