# Incident 20020808020989I: Piper PA18150, Conway, SC, August 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2002, 10:50 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8345° N, 79.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8345&lon=-79.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9128D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9128D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808020989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING FROM THE NORTH WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND ONTO SKY FIELD, AN 1,800 FT. GRASS RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AT THIS TIME THE PILOT PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD FOR A GO-AROUND. THE THROTTLE LEVER WOULD NOT GO FORWARD DUE TO CORROSION ON THE LEVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME AND NOW DRIFTED LEFT TOWARDS THE CORN FIELD. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET POWER BACK BUT TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE CORN FIELD. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9128D (4)

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

- [Accident 20100905049389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100905049389A), Sep 5, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N9128D), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was operating off a 200 foot tundra strip. On his second landing, the tail wheel hit a tussock launching the tail into the air. The…
- [Accident 19921107045839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107045839A), Nov 7, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Dropped banner. Nosed over in soybean field. Carburetor float valve stuck closed position.
- [Incident 19910418025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418025519I), Apr 18, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Myrtle Beach, SC. Power loss in flight. Dropped banner in ocean. Landed safely. NR2 cylinder exhaust valve had failed.
- [Accident 19870530025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025309A), May 30, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N9128D), Wolf Point, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled over trees while landing. Dropped into runway. Bounced. Left wing dipped and struck the ground.

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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