# Accident 20100606035149A: Piper PA-18-135, North Myrtle, SC, June 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2010, 11:50 local time
- Place: North Myrtle, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8117° N, 78.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8117&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2150A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2150A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 61 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100606035149A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6, 2010, AT ABOUT 11:50 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-135 AIRCRAFT N2150A REGISTERED TO BARNSTORMER FLITE SIGNS INC., OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 BANNER TOWING FLIGHT OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT CRASHED OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GRAND STRAND AIRPORT (CRE) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED.  THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  PILOT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A 360 DEG. TURN FOR SPACING WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL / SPIN AT 250 FEET AGL, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR, AND RIGHT FORWARD WING SPAR.

## 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 ERA10CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA300), Jun 6, 2010: Piper PA-18-135 (N2150A), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N2150A (3)

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

- [Accident 19980330009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980330009379A), Mar 30, 1998: Piper PA18135 (N2150A), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Familiarzation flight. Lost directional control landing. Tipped up on nose and a wing. Blamed crosswind. (.4)the pilot-in-command (PIC) was conducting a…
- [Incident 19920819056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819056859I), Aug 19, 1992: Piper PA18135 (N2150A), Surfside Beach, SC. Engine failed in flight. Dropped a banner. Forced landing at Surfside. Found a cracked NR4 cylinder.
- [Incident 19880701041119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701041119I), Jul 1, 1988: Piper PA18 (N2150A), North Myrtle Be, SC. Pilot made forced landing following inflight engine failure. NR3 cylinder piston had failed.

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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