Piper PA-18 N3671Z

Summary

On 5 February 2012 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3671Z was involved in an accident near Thedford, Nebraska, 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

5 February 2012 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Thedford, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Thomas County Airport (TIF)

Coordinates

41.9575, -100.5689

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N3671Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thedford → Thedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA148

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the left main landing gear hit a patch of ice on the runway, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot’s efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, and the airplane spun more than 90 degrees to the left and impacted a snowbank. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane’s fuselage, right wing, and right wing strut were substantially damaged during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.