Piper PA18 N997CC

Summary

On 25 May 2019 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N997CC, operated by Hoodoo Land Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Cody, 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

25 May 2019 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cody, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Yellowstone Rgnl (COD)

Coordinates

44.5203, -109.0239

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N997CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Hoodoo Land Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cody → Cody

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA285

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control after overcorrecting with rudder. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during the instructional flight, he was practicing stop-and-go landings. On his second landing, while on short final, the glidepath was lower than normal, and he increased the power setting to extend the glide. After the airplane crossed the runway threshold, he flared slightly high and leveled the airplane to keep it from sinking too fast. The airplane bounced slightly on touchdown, and he overcorrected with rudder inputs due to a crosswind. The airplane rolled forward, and the tail began to rise. The flight instructor reported that, at this point, he took over control of the airplane and applied back stick pressure; however, the airflow was too slow over the elevator flight control surface to have effect, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left-wing lift strut and rudder were substantially damaged. The student and 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.