# Accident 20030825021589A: Piper PA18150, Avenal, NC, August 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Avenal, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8902° N, 120.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8902&lon=-120.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2567L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2567L) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825021589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2003, A PIPER PA-18-150 N2567L COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT A SMALL PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN LOST HILLS CA. 15 MILES FROM AVENAL CA. N2567L WAS PILOTED BY MR. ERIC SHANNON. MR. SHANNON STATED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE POWER LOSS PRIOR WHICH RESULTED IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE LOST HILLS PRIVATE AIRFIELD. DURING THIS ATTEMPT MR. SHANNON MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ACTIVE PROCEEDED ACROSS THE ACTIVE INTO THE SOFT DIRT WHICH CAUSED N2567L TO FLIP OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN AND THE CABIN SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. MIKE SCHEONAU AND VALLEY AIRCRAFTS RECOVERED N2567L AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. N2567L WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY AIRCRAFTS MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT TULARE CA. AIRPORT. ON AUGUST 27, 200, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE WITH THE REPORTING INSPECTOR PRESENT. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY MALFUNCTIONS, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2003, THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN IN THE AIRFRAME THIS OPERATIONAL CHECK SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 LAX03LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA265), Aug 25, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N2567L), Avenal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary landing. The reason for the partial loss of engine power was undetermined.

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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