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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Morehouse, NY · October 8, 1999

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Date
October 8, 1999 · 12:00 local
Place
Morehouse, NY
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9964Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA013
Reported as
Piper PA18135
N9964QRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-3956Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that on landing in a confined area, as the airplane was coming off step, a gust of wind caught the right wing causing left wingtip to contact water. The airplane groundlooped to the left and came to rest on the marsh adjacent to the water. The reduced control effectiveness, due to the slow speed as the airplane was coming off step, did not allow the pilot to compensate for the wind gust.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING IN A CONFINED AREA, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS COMING OFF STEP, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING CAUSING LEFT WINGTIP TO CONTACT WATER. THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE MARSH ADJACENT TO THE WATER. THE REDUCED CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS, DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED AS THE AIRPLANE WAS COMING OFF STEP, DID NOT ALLOW THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND GUST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoffmeister, NYThe pilot failure to maintain directional control while step-taxiing. A factor in the accident was gusty winds.Oct 8, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9964Q · 1

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

Incident 19910531018829IOther Ground Ops · Kayuta Lake, NYPilot exited running aircraft to check for oil leak. Slipped on float and contacted propeller. Arm and head injuredMay 31, 1991