Piper PA18 N9496D

Summary

On 21 June 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N9496D was involved in an accident near Llano, Texas, 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

21 June 2018 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Llano, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Llano Muni (AQO)

Coordinates

30.7842, -98.6614

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N9496D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Llano → Llano

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA583

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's receiving instruction’s improper landing flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot receiving instruction in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, the airplane touched down abruptly. He added that he taxied to the edge of the runway and saw that the airplane was leaning left. The flight instructor reported that the pilot leveled off about 3 ft above the ground and allowed the airspeed to decrease. He added that he instructed the pilot to add power to "cushion the landing" and that the pilot attempted to do so, but the airplane continued to decelerate until it aerodynamically stalled and landed hard on the left main landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.