# Accident 20111015025769A: Piper PA-18-150, Deland, FL, October 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2011, 19:15 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0669° N, 81.2836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0669&lon=-81.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015025769A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 15, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 EDT, A PIPER PA-18-150 (N929SC), SERIAL# 18-7909002, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT KDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 5, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, HE TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS. HE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE TAIL WHEEL AND NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE TAIL WHEEL LOCK SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY HITTING TAXI WAY SIGN, FOLDING BACK THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPING OVER IN THE GRASS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA037), Oct 15, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N929SC (1)

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

- [Accident 20140301004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140301004819A), Mar 1, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), Mayaguez, PR, Substantial damage. On March 1, 2014 at approximately 1350 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), was approaching runway 27 for landing. After a three point landing the aircraft bounces…

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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