# Accident 20031109028819A: Piper PA18, Westfield, MA, November 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2003, 09:27 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1578° N, 72.7156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1578&lon=-72.7156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3194Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3194Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 404 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109028819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WESTFIELD, MA RUNWAY 20. AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND ON ROLL OUT PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND PUTTING HIM INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING STRUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 20 AND TAXIWAY HOTEL. MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATE THAT PRIOR TO LEFT WING STRUT HITTING TAXIWAY SIGN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FOR APPROX. 8 FEET. AFTER HITTING THE SIGN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED 360 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY BENDING THE AFT WING SPAR AND BREAKING THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS, RIGHT WING AFT SPAR, LEFT WING FWD & AFT STRUT AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. WEATHER REPORTED WINDS TO BE VARIABLE AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 300 DEGREES RESULTING IN A QUARTERING TAIL WIND.

## 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 NYC04CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA031), Nov 9, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N3194Z), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

## Other reports on N3194Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19790723021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723021629A), Jul 23, 1979: Piper PA18 (N3194Z), Spruce Head, ME, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff. Float hit sea swell after liftoff. Broke off float. Acft hit water.

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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