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Piper PA-18 N968SW

7 March 2022 · Nampa, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 March 2022 at about 22:21 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N968SW was involved in an accident near Nampa, Idaho, 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.

The record

Date
at 22:21
Classification
Accident
Location
Nampa, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Nampa Municipal Airport (KMAN)
Coordinates
43.5813, -116.5231
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N968SW
Category
Airplane
Year built
1953
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR22LA120

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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 while landing with a crosswind from the right, the airplane veered left. The pilot applied aft pressure to the control stick and brakes, but the airplane nosed over substantially damaging the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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