20080531838639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Myrtle Beach, SC · May 31, 2008

Date: May 31, 2008 · 11:13 local
Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N802DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08LA201
Reported as: Piper PA18
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 962 total246 in this make and model192 in the last 90 days

N802DARegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-3353 · Built 1953 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Note:this investigation is incomplete. Awaiting engine tear-down report. Will amend -23 as soon as all pertinent information is obtained. On 5/31/08, N802DA, a PA-18 was conducting banner towing operations when it lost engine power and was forced to land near a neighborhood approximately 4 miles north of Myrtle Beach airport (myr) near Myrtle Beach, SC. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot, who was the only person onboard, sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTE:THIS INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE. AWAITING ENGINE TEAR-DOWN REPORT. WILL AMEND -23 AS SOON AS ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. ON 5/31/08, N802DA, A PA-18 WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS WHEN IT LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND NEAR A NEIGHBORHOOD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT (MYR) NEAR MYRTLE BEACH, SC. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC08LA201Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMyrtle Beach, SCA loss of engine power due to thermally-induced failure of a piston. Contributing to the accident was the sustained engine exposure to abnormally high operating temperatures and detonation, and the exceedance of the engine manufacturer's recommended overhaul…May 31, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N802DA · 2

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

Accident 20020415009309AConway, SC(-23) On April 15, 2002 at 1220 local time, a Piper PA-18, N802DA, piloted by david oltersdorf and operated by sky signes, LLC, completed a banner drop and was taxiing to park the aircraft after landing. As the pilot taxied, the aircraft veered right and the…Apr 15, 2002 · No damage Incident 19900128006579ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Ft Lauderdale, FLAborted takeoff and right wing struck ground. Suspect excessive braking during abort caused wing to dip.Jan 28, 1990 · Minor damage