# Incident 20050812021239I: Piper PA18150, Surfside Beach, SC, August 12, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Surfside Beach, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6097° N, 78.9775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surfside Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6097&lon=-78.9775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8048D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8048D) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812021239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BANNER TOW AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY SKY SIGNS, LLC REPORTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DURING FLIGHT AND THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N8048D (4)

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

- [Accident 20120715014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715014429A), Jul 15, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N8048D), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2012 at 09:10AM local, N8048D a Piper PA-18-150 made an emergency landing at Myrtle beach airport (cre), landing 100 feet south west of runway 23…
- [Incident 20120621011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120621011359I), Jun 21, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N8048D), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. The pilot of N8048D tried to release the banner by pulling the release lever. The banner would not release. The pilot then decided to attempt a landing with…
- [Accident 19950702015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702015989A), Jul 2, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N8048D), Conway, SC, Substantial damage. Practice banner pickup. Heard pop. Lost elevator control. Nose dived. Level just before hitting a ditch. No defects
- [Incident 19810915059839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915059839I), Sep 15, 1981: Piper PA18135 (N8048D), Jefferson City, MO, Minor damage. Battery power low. Hand cranked engine, no person in cockpit. Wing tie slipped. Aircraft turned and struck a C172.

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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