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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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