# Accident 20110702013889A: Piper PA-18, Enumclaw, WA, July 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Airport: Ranger Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0131° N, 121.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0131&lon=-121.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 86 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702013889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ON LANDING APPROACH GUST OF WIND AND DOWN DRAFT CAUSED A/C TO VEAR TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY AND TOUCH DOWN IN GRAVEL AREA HEADING AAPROX 60DEGREES TO RUNWAY. HIT THE GAURD RAIL SHEARING OFF LANDING GEAR ,COMING TO REST ON THE ROAD 90 DEGREES TO RUNWAY

## 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 WPR11CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA308), Jul 2, 2011: Piper PA-18 (N23TT), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an encounter with a mountain wave and downdraft landing.

## Other reports on N23TT (1)

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

- [Accident 19860824075599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824075599A), Aug 24, 1986: Piper PA18 (N23TT), Kent, WA, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped on landing rollout. The pilot reported that his shoes interferred with brake operation.

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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