Piper PA 18A N7474D
18 May 2014 · Arlington, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2014 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA 18A registered N7474D, operated by Evergreen Soaring Inc, was involved in an accident near Arlington, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arlington (KAWO)
- Coordinates
- 48.1606, -122.1650
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18A
- Registration
- N7474D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1957
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Soaring Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Arlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA212
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper application of brakes during taxi in tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while taxing the tailwheel equipped airplane, the slight crosswind became a tail wind. Both he and his passenger may have both hit the brakes at the same time, which resulted in the airplane nosing over and substantially damaging the tail. There was no report of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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