# Accident 20060615028879A: Piper PA18A150, Lawrenceville, IL, June 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7736° N, 87.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7736&lon=-87.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9779D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9779D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060615028879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF A PA-18 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 27 AT LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS DURING GLIDER OPERATIONS AND STRUCK A TAXILIGHT ON ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THIS EVENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI06LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA278), Jun 15, 2006: Piper PA-18A-150 (N9779D), Lawrenceville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The visual separation from the glider attempted by the tow pilot and traffic advisories from the glider not received by the tow pilot. The airport sign/marker was a contributing factor.

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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