Piper PA18 N104CC

Summary

On 9 August 2018 at about 17:25 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N104CC, operated by Doss Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Raton, New Mexico, 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

9 August 2018 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Raton, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Raton Muni/Crews Field (RTN)

Coordinates

36.7425, -104.5017

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N104CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Doss Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rotan → Rotan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA480

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the wheel landing in gusting wind conditions, the right main landing gear (MLG) touched down on the runway followed by the left MLG. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left. The airplane ground looped to the left, and the pilot applied full right rudder and brakes. However, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, and its right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the right aileron, and the right elevator.   The pilot reported that the airport's windsocks indicated a 5- to 10-knot "right quartering headwind." The METAR located at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 5 knots. The airplane landed on runway 25. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.