20021230037759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Blairstown, NJ · December 30, 2002

Date: December 30, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6780B
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA047
Reported as: Piper PA18A150
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N6780BRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150S/N 18-5014 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was practicing landings on runway 25 at Blairstown Airport (1N7), NJ. While attempting to exit the runway to the left side on a taxiway, the pilot stated he struck a snow berm with the left main landing gear. The aircraft pivoted to the left, dipping the left wing and nosing over, striking the propeller. The left wing tip, wing mounting brackets and the cross brace in the overhead area of the cockpit were also bent. The accident also caused a wrinkling of the upper fuselage covering approximately 18 inches aft of the cockpit. Winds were light and variable, with VFR conditions. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25 AT BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7), NJ. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE ON A TAXIWAY, THE PILOT STATED HE STRUCK A SNOW BERM WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT, DIPPING THE LEFT WING AND NOSING OVER, STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE LEFT WING TIP, WING MOUNTING BRACKETS AND THE CROSS BRACE IN THE OVERHEAD AREA OF THE COCKPIT WERE ALSO BENT. THE ACCIDENT ALSO CAUSED A WRINKLING OF THE UPPER FUSELAGE COVERING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES AFT OF THE COCKPIT. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, WITH VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

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 NYC03LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlairstown, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Dec 30, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6780B · 1

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

Incident 19870703045309IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ft Myers, FLAircraft departed the runway side due to pilots inattention and a gust of wind.Jul 3, 1987 · Minor damage