Piper PA18-150 N4785F

Summary

On 16 March 2015 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA18-150 registered N4785F, operated by Soaring Society of Boulder Inc, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, 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

16 March 2015 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder Municipal (KBDU)

Coordinates

40.0386, -105.2297

Aircraft

Piper PA18-150

Registration

N4785F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Soaring Society of Boulder Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Boulder

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during a bounced 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

While conducting a flight to practice landings in a tailwheel equipped airplane, the pilot made an approach to the runway. During the landing, the airplane touched down on the runway and bounced. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane as it touched down several times. The airplane exited the right side of the runway onto the grass and the left wing struck an embankment. A postaccident examination revealed the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aileron. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.