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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · New Bloomfield, PA · September 17, 2003

Date: September 17, 2003 · 08:50 local
Place: New Bloomfield, PA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2421S
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Pilot’s flight hours: 451 total36 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N2421SRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909147 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Kitner airstrip, a Private airstrip located near New Bloomfield, PA is located on the top of a ridge oriented east to west, the strip is approx. 1300 to 1400 feet long with an elevation of approx. 980 feet. The strip runs slight uphill from the west crowning and then rapidly running down hill. After completing one landing to the west at kitner airstrip. Mr. Egolf was making a second landing to the east due to a wind shift. The aircraft touched down at approx. 300 foot mark, the flaps were at 40 and poer the pilot's statement airspeed was approx. 55MPH. The grass runway was very wet and braking action was very poor, the aircraft slid off the east end of the runway, with the prop striking the ground causing the aircraft to flip over on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) KITNER AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED NEAR NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A RIDGE ORIENTED EAST TO WEST, THE STRIP IS APPROX. 1300 TO 1400 FEET LONG WITH AN ELEVATION OF APPROX. 980 FEET. THE STRIP RUNS SLIGHT UPHILL FROM THE WEST CROWNING AND THEN RAPIDLY RUNNING DOWN HILL. AFTER COMPLETING ONE LANDING TO THE WEST AT KITNER AIRSTRIP. MR. EGOLF WAS MAKING A SECOND LANDING TO THE EAST DUE TO A WIND SHIFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX. 300 FOOT MARK, THE FLAPS WERE AT 40 AND POER THE PILOT'S STATEMENT AIRSPEED WAS APPROX. 55MPH. THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS VERY WET AND BRAKING ACTION WAS VERY POOR, THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT'S BACK.

Other reports on N2421S · 1

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

Accident 19830330067539ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Los Lunas, NMPilot lost directional control during landing roll and aircraft rolled into ditch off side of runway.Mar 30, 1983 · Substantial damage