Piper PA-18-150 N83516

Summary

On 28 November 2009 at about 20:57 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N83516, operated by David A Kirsten, was involved in an accident near Stockton, California, 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

28 November 2009 at 20:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Stockton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)

Coordinates

37.8942, -121.2381

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N83516

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David A Kirsten

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stockton → Stockton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing at an airport. He requested to land on a taxiway next to runway 29L. The air traffic control tower controller cleared the airplane to land on the taxiway; however, the pilot landed the airplane in the grass next to the taxiway. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. He did not have enough control authority to correct the elevated wing and the airplane nosed-over. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and noted that the rear spar on the right wing was broken. At the time of the landing, the winds were reported from 350 at 22 knots, gusting to 30 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.