Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL N337T

Summary

On 20 October 2012 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL registered N337T was involved in an accident near Lonoke, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 October 2012 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Country Air Estates Airport (1AR9)

Coordinates

34.8139, -92.0000

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

Registration

N337T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lonoke → Lonoke

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA021

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot-in-command, the airplane began to yaw to the right as he was advancing the power following a three-point landing. The airplane was heading toward a ditch that bordered the runway. The pilot indicated that he tried to correct the yaw but was too late. The airplane went through the ditch, over to the crossing runway, and came to rest in a wetland area, sustaining substantial left wing tip and empennage damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.