Piper PA-18A 150 N9255D

Summary

On 13 July 2011 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A 150 registered N9255D, operated by Lynn Mallory, was involved in an accident near Cordova, Alaska, 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

13 July 2011 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Merle K Smith (PACV)

Coordinates

60.5000, -145.5000

Aircraft

Piper PA-18A 150

Registration

N9255D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lynn Mallory

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cordova → Cordova

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA064

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo private pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoff and landings at his home airport. He reported that during the third landing, his approach was not stable, and he should have gone around. As he extended his approach down the runway, the airplane stalled, the left wing dropped, and the airplane came to rest in the brush on the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing when it impacted the ground. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.