Piper PA-18 N2875D
4 March 2006 · SanJuan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 2006 at about 13:35 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2875D was involved in an accident near SanJuan, 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 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- SanJuan, United States
- Coordinates
- 18.2217, -66.5909
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2875D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- SanJuan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA06CA059
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after landing at the appropriate airspeed without the banner on runway 9, she applied appropriate airplane control corrections to maintain the airplane on the runway centerline, but immediately after touchdown a strong gust caused the airplane to ground loop to the right. She said that she applied control corrections to counteract the wind, but the airplane did not respond. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing incurred damage. The pilot said that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Kent Sorensen | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Saint Paul, Oregon, United States | Laurence A. Holman | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Alaska Cub Training Specialist, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-18-150 | White Lake, New York, United States | Adina M. Szewczyk | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-18-150 | Minong, Wisconsin, United States | Thomas A Holdeman | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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