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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Sand Springs, OK · January 22, 2000

Date
January 22, 2000 · 17:20 local
Place
Sand Springs, OK
Airport
William R Pogue Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1290C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA073
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,082 total14 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(.19) On January 22, 2000, at 1720 central standard time, a Piper PA-18A airplane, N1290C, was substantially damaged during landing at the w.r. Pogue municipal airport near Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The airplane was owned and operated by private individuals. The commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the richard lloyd jones jr. airport near tulsa, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge that he planned to practice touch and go landings. On the first approach to runway 35, he performed a go-around. On the second approach, the airplane touched down on the runway and started drifting to the right. He applied left rudder to correct for the drift, but he doesn't recall what happened next. The FAA inspector who went to the accident site reported that he found tire marks on the runway 35 which went towards the right side of the runway and then made a sharp left turn. The tire marks exited the west side of the runway and continued into a ditch. At this point the airplane became airborne and struck the wind sock pole located about 60-80 yards beyond the ditch. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector, revealed that the firewall was damaged. Both wings and the left horizontal stabilizer were bent. The tail was twisted and bent. (.4)the commercial pilot planned to practice touch-and-go landings. On the first approach to the runway, the pilot performed a practice go-around. On the second approach, the airplane touched down on the runway and started drifting to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to correct for the drift, but he doesn't recall what happened next. Examination of the accident site by an FAA inspector revealed that there were tire marks on the runway, which went towards the right side of the runway and then made a sharp left turn. The tire marks exited the west side of the runway and continued into a ditch. Subsequently, the airplane became airborne, struck the windsock pole, located about 60-80 yards beyond the ditch, and came to a stop upright. The pilot reported that the wind was calm.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JANUARY 22, 2000, AT 1720 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18A AIRPLANE, N1290C, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE W.R. POGUE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR. AIRPORT NEAR TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT HE PLANNED TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, HE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT, BUT HE DOESN'T RECALL WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT HE FOUND TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY 35 WHICH WENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE TIRE MARKS EXITED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO A DITCH. AT THIS POINT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK THE WIND SOCK POLE LOCATED ABOUT 60-80 YARDS BEYOND THE DITCH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED. BOTH WINGS AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE BENT. THE TAIL WAS TWISTED AND BENT. (.4)THE COMMERCIAL PILOT PLANNED TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRACTICE GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT, BUT HE DOESN'T RECALL WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THERE WERE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH WENT TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE TIRE MARKS EXITED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED INTO A DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, STRUCK THE WINDSOCK POLE, LOCATED ABOUT 60-80 YARDS BEYOND THE DITCH, AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM.

NTSB investigation

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