# Accident 19920812031529A: Piper PA18A150, Ocean City, NJ, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2635° N, 74.6075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN CITY MUNI (26N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2635&lon=-74.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374D-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 148 in this make and model, 414 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BANNER TOW LINE WRAPPED AROUND TAIL ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY. GEAR ATTACHED LINE EASY TO FOWL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA162), Aug 12, 1992: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9374D), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER ON LANDING ROLL DUE TO INADEQUATE AIRPLANE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHILE LANDING WITH THE BANNER ATTACHED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE USE OF ROPE INSTEAD OF…

## Other reports on N9374D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950903027479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027479A), Sep 3, 1995: Piper PA18A150 (N9374D), Egg Habor, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pitched up and rolled after banner pickup. Power was reduced. Impacted inverted. Failed release banner power off.
- [Incident 19930804032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930804032559I), Aug 4, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N9374D), Ocean City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot unable to release banner. Emergency landing. Right main landing gear collpased on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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