# Incident 20110702012779I: Piper PA-18-135, Vega Baja, PR, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Vega Baja, PR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4411° N, 66.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega Baja, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4411&lon=-66.3976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2875D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2875D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 100 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702012779I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N2875D, A PIPER PA-18, CRASHED IN VEGA BAJA, PR, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON JULY 2, 2011, HE DEPARTED FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (SIG) TO PICK UP A BANNER AT A PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP IN VEGA BAJA, PR. AROUND 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME, WHEN ARRIVED AT THE LANDING STRIP HE NOTICED THAT THE WEATHER DETERIORATED, AND DECIDED TO LAND UNTIL THE WEATHER GET BETTER. HE INDICATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH HE EXPERIENCED A WIND SHEAR THAT CAUSED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND ENDED ON A DITCH.

## Other reports on N2875D (4)

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

- [Accident 20140413006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140413006969A), Apr 13, 2014: Piper PA-18-135 (N2875D), Aguas Buenas, PR, Substantial damage. On April 13, 2014, airman [privacy data omitted] was conducting a banner tow mission in a PA-18 aircraft, N2875D, over the city of ponce, p.r. after completing…
- [Incident 20090808047759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090808047759I), Aug 8, 2009: Piper SUPER CUP (N2875D), Ponce, PR, Minor damage. While intended to pick up a banner, encountered a wind draft and ended up picking up the banner with the main landing gear. When he was landing the aircraft,…
- [Incident 20060825018159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060825018159I), Aug 25, 2006: Piper PA18135 (N2875D), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) The mentioned aircraft while taxiing to position and hold for takeoff encountered strong wind that raised the tail, even though the pilot corrected for…
- [Accident 20060304005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304005739A), Mar 4, 2006: Piper PA18135 (N2875D), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed at Isla Grande Airport (sig) runway 9 with crosswind conditions of 180 degrees at 10 KTS gusting to 15. Whe stated that a three point…

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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