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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Gran, NE · September 4, 2004

Date: September 4, 2004 · 13:20 local
Place: Gran, NE
Airport: Grant Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N91042
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04CA247
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,367 total65 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

N91042Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8109067 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the roll out from a wheel landing on runway 33 at Grant, NE, the pilot said that his left boot heel was wedged between the left rudder pedal and the floorboard. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control. Airplane left the right side of the runway collapsing the left main landing gear. The airplane rotated to the right facing east. The left wing impacted the berm of a ditch causing damage to the main wing spar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE ROLL OUT FROM A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT GRANT, NE, THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS LEFT BOOT HEEL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE FLOORBOARD. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT FACING EAST. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE BERM OF A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WING SPAR.

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 CHI04CA247Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrant, NEDirectional control not attained and the control interference encountered by the pilot during landing roll. The ditch was a contributing factor.Sep 4, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91042 · 1

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