20040214001279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Naples, FL · February 14, 2004

Date: February 14, 2004 · 13:45 local
Place: Naples, FL
Airport: Naples Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N226P
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA023
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 351 total51 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N226PRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909066 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing on runway 23, Naples Municipal Airport (apf) pilot experienced wind gusts causing the aircraft to veer hard to the right at touch down. The pilot lost control and could not recover. The gear collapsed causing the propeller and wing to strike the ground. No injuries. Substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF) PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD TO THE RIGHT AT TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND COULD NOT RECOVER. THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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 ANC04LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNaples, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on-ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.Feb 14, 2004 · Substantial damage