# Accident 20000122000219A: Piper PA18A, Sand Springs, OK, January 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2000, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sand Springs, OK
- Airport: William R Pogue Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1299° N, 96.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1299&lon=-96.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1290C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1290C-2000-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,082 total, 14 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000122000219A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 FTW00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA073), Jan 22, 2000: Piper PA-18A (N1290C), Sand Springs, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll.

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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