19971006038099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Folsum, NM · October 6, 1997

Date: October 6, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place: Folsum, NM
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83454
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA013
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 571 total391 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N83454Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7609140 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Took off crosswind on private sod strip. Lost power. Landed hard. Flipped over. Fuel tanks empty. Medical next day. (-23) pilot was taking off on dirt road on ranch by folsom, NM. Wind was left quartering headwind. A/c became airborne, lost power drifted right. A/c impacted nose low on left gear. Left tire blew out and collapsed. Left wing impacted ground. Prop stuck in ground. A/c flipped over on its back. The prop was virtually undamaged and indicated no power at time of accident.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF CROSSWIND ON PRIVATE SOD STRIP. LOST POWER. LANDED HARD. FLIPPED OVER. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. MEDICAL NEXT DAY. (-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON DIRT ROAD ON RANCH BY FOLSOM, NM. WIND WAS LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND. A/C BECAME AIRBORNE, LOST POWER DRIFTED RIGHT. A/C IMPACTED NOSE LOW ON LEFT GEAR. LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AND COLLAPSED. LEFT WING IMPACTED GROUND. PROP STUCK IN GROUND. A/C FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PROP WAS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED AND INDICATED NO POWER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW98LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFolsum, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush. A related factor was the crosswind condition.Oct 6, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N83454 · 2

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

Incident 20151015016919ILanding: Rollout · Greybull, WYPilot stated running landing roll too long causing propeller strike in unknown terrain..Oct 15, 2015 · Minor damage Accident 20130201000969ALanding: Touchdown · Worland, WYOn 2/1/2013 at approx 1600 LCL N83454 a PA-18-150, sustained substantial damage upon landing at Worland, WY. One sole on board, no invuries. VFR conditions prevailed.Feb 1, 2013 · Substantial damage