Piper PA 18 N7265K

Summary

On 18 May 2018 at about 00:47 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N7265K was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one 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

18 May 2018 at 00:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle II Airport (AEG)

Coordinates

35.1453, -106.7953

Aircraft

Piper PA 18

Registration

N7265K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmington → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18CA176

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's loss of directional control following an encounter with gusty crosswind during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After an uneventful 40-minute cross-country flight, the pilot set up to land his tailwheel airplane. The pilot checked with the tower and the controller reported the wind from 240° at 17 knots, gusting to 25 knots. The pilot set up to land on runway 22. The pilot stated that upon landing, the airplane encountered a strong gusty crosswind and he lost directional control. The airplane veered to the left across the runway surface and flipped inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the wings, wing struts, and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.