# Accident 20020415009309A: Piper PA18135, Conway, SC, April 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2002, 12:20 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8286° N, 79.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8286&lon=-79.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802DA-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020415009309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2002 AT 1220 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-18, N802DA, PILOTED BY DAVID OLTERSDORF AND OPERATED BY SKY SIGNES, LLC, COMPLETED A BANNER DROP AND WAS TAXIING TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING. AS THE PILOT TAXIED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DITCH THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE LEFT WING SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL SPAR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ATL02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA082), Apr 15, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N802DA), Conway, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to use proper wind correction technique, resulting in a loss of directional control of the aircraft.

## Other reports on N802DA (2)

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

- [Accident 20080531838639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080531838639A), May 31, 2008: Piper PA18 (N802DA), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Note:this investigation is incomplete. Awaiting engine tear-down report. Will amend -23 as soon as all pertinent information is obtained. On 5/31/08,…
- [Incident 19900128006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900128006579I), Jan 28, 1990: Piper PA18135 (N802DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff and right wing struck ground. Suspect excessive braking during abort caused wing to dip.

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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