Piper PA-18-135 N3257B
28 June 2008 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 2008 at about 18:03 local time, a Piper PA-18-135 registered N3257B, operated by Van Wagner Aerial Media, was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida, 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 18:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Perry Airport (HWO)
- Coordinates
- 26.0011, -80.2456
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135
- Registration
- N3257B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Van Wagner Aerial Media
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Banner Tow
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollywood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point on landing and improper use of brakes. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the throttle cable attachment tab due to preexisting cracks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he was conducting a banner tow flight. He returned to the airport and dropped the banner, applied power to go around, and the throttle stuck at 2,500 rpm. He informed the control tower he was unable to reduce power and entered a right downwind for runway 9 right. The pilot reached under the instrument panel and pulled on the throttle cable. The throttle returned to the idle position while the airplane was abeam the landing threshold. The pilot turned the airplane on base leg, and realized the airplane was high and fast. He started slipping the airplane to lose altitude and the airplane touched down on the last one-third of the runway. The pilot observed the end of the runway, applied brakes, and the airplane nosed over inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed the throttle cable tab was separated from the airframe. Examination of the tab revealed the tab fractured due to two preexisting cracks that extended across at least 75 percent of the tab cross-sectional area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Camarillo, California, United States | Van Wagner Aerial Media, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | MacArthur Clinton W | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 2008 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | James Fogarty | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Sherman Reynolds | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-18 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Kyle P. Carr | No injuries | - |
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