Piper PA-18-150 N82398

Summary

On 29 April 2012 at about 10:40 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N82398 was involved in an accident near Eaton, New York, 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

29 April 2012 at 10:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Eaton, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

42.8594, -75.5856

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N82398

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oriskany → Eaton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA311

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper approach to landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he permitted the airplane to get low and slow during short final approach to the runway. He stated that he increased the engine power; however, the engine did not “seem” to immediately respond. Although the pilot tried to stretch the glide to reach the grass airstrip, the airplane skimmed the river water in front of the strip, and the airplane impacted an adjacent riverbank and came to rest inverted at the beginning of the grass strip, incurring substantial damage to the vertical empennage section. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the pilot’s certification showed that his last medical certificate was issued in February 2007, and was expired when the accident occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.