Piper PA18 N4457Z

Summary

On 6 October 2016 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N4457Z was involved in an accident near Hanna, Wyoming, 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.

Date

6 October 2016 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanna, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

42.1167, -106.7167

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N4457Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hanna → Hanna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA019

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing on a dirt road with a left quartering crosswind, the "wind changed suddenly" and the airplane drifted to the right. He further reported that he applied power to abort the landing, but the right main landing gear "dropped off" the side of the dirt road and the airplane veered "hard to the right" into a ditch and wire fence.   The left elevator sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.