Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL N7296K

Summary

On 11 May 2021 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL registered N7296K was involved in an accident near Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, 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

11 May 2021 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Coeur d' Alene-Pappy Boyington (COE)

Coordinates

47.7678, -116.8193

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

Registration

N7296K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coeur d' Alene → Couer d' Alene

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA190

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and the flight instructors delayed remedial action which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during a 3-point landing, with the student pilot at the flight controls, during the landing roll, the airplane veered left and exited the runway. The flight instructor applied full brakes to no avail. The airplane struck a berm, collapsed the left main landing gear and the left wing was substantially damaged when it impacted the surface. The flight 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.