# Accident 20050822019699A: Piper PA18105, North Myrtle Be, SC, August 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2005, 16:15 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8198° N, 78.6707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8198&lon=-78.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 122 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822019699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2005 AT 1615 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC WAS TOWING A BANNER SOUTHBOUND ALONG THE SHORE AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC. THE PIC EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE OCEAN. THE PIC WAS SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA151), Aug 22, 2005: Piper PA-18-105 (N262T), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N262T (1)

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

- [Incident 20060815020409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060815020409I), Aug 15, 2006: Piper PA18105 (N262T), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft left wing impacted the ground upon landing due to helicopter rotor wash over runway. Airport tower controller directed helicopter pilot for an…

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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