# Accident 19980330009379A: Piper PA18135, North Myrtle Be, SC, March 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7700° N, 78.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7700&lon=-78.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2150A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2150A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980330009379A

## Narrative

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

FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. TIPPED UP ON NOSE AND A WING. BLAMED CROSSWIND. (.4)THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS CONDUCTING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT.  THE PIC SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 23, HE 'LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.'  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT; HE THEN TRIED TO ADD LEFT BRAKE WITH NO SUCCESS.  WHILE VEERING RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP AND DRAGGED THE LEFT WING.  HE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.  ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT WAS AT THE CRASH SITE, '...DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 23...THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT.'  THE PILOT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTY AND FROM THE SOUTH.  THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 180 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.                                                                        (-23)DURING LANDING AT THE GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE), NORHT MYRTLE BEACH, SC, ON RUNWAY 23, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING TIP.  THE LEFT WING'S REAR SPAR WAS BENT AND THE WING TIP SUFFERED ABRASION DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA116), Mar 30, 1998: Piper PA-18-135 (N2150A), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control after landing.

## Other reports on N2150A (3)

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

- [Accident 20100606035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100606035149A), Jun 6, 2010: Piper PA-18-135 (N2150A), North Myrtle, SC, Substantial damage. On June 6, 2010, at about 11:50 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-18-135 aircraft N2150A registered to barnstormer flite signs inc., operating as 14 CFR part…
- [Incident 19920819056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819056859I), Aug 19, 1992: Piper PA18135 (N2150A), Surfside Beach, SC. Engine failed in flight. Dropped a banner. Forced landing at Surfside. Found a cracked NR4 cylinder.
- [Incident 19880701041119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701041119I), Jul 1, 1988: Piper PA18 (N2150A), North Myrtle Be, SC. Pilot made forced landing following inflight engine failure. NR3 cylinder piston had failed.

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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