20081116850659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Ponca City, OK · November 16, 2008

Date: November 16, 2008 · 08:30 local
Place: Ponca City, OK
Airport: Ponca City Regional
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7096D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA062
Reported as: Piper PA18A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total330 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N7096DRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-5586 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated while flying 20 nw of jenks, Oklahoma his engine starting running rough. He decided to make a pre-cautionary landing in a 40+acre grass field. During the landing approximately 2 feet from touch down a wind gust caused the aircraft to yaw right, pilot kicked full left rudder. The aircraft touched down and flipped over causing damage to the lift struts, wings and cage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED WHILE FLYING 20 NW OF JENKS, OKLAHOMA HIS ENGINE STARTING RUNNING ROUGH. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRE-CAUTIONARY LANDING IN A 40+ACRE GRASS FIELD. DURING THE LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET FROM TOUCH DOWN A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW RIGHT, PILOT KICKED FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LIFT STRUTS, WINGS AND CAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportForaker, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident were the wind gusts.Nov 16, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7096D · 1

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

Incident 19920725040339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Rayville, LAPilot lost directional control on rollout. Departed runway and struck a ditch.Jul 25, 1992 · Minor damage