# Accident 19960725020209A: Piper PA18150, Bessemer, AL, July 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4299° N, 86.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4299&lon=-86.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725020209A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED STUDENT RELEASED CONTROLS ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO RAVINE AND TREES. CFI FAILED REACT.

## 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 ATL96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA113), Jul 25, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N9167T), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing, and the flight instructor's failure to properly supervise the flight.

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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