What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Sunday, April 29, 2012, at approximately 18:00 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N91250 piloted by privacy data omitted landed on runway 24 at Burlington-alamance regional airport, Burlington, NC. Current weather reports at the time of the accident indicate winds from 140? At 7 knots, 10 statute miles of visibility, and a clear sky. Winds from 140? While landing on runway 24 would have constituted a crosswind vector of 100?, which would create a slight tailwind component. The aircraft touched down, with a sideward drift, close to the centerline of the runway. The aircraft's tire marks on the runway and in the grass indicate the aircraft immediately began arcing to the left. Tire marks on the runway also indicate the tail wheel began to shimmy in two different locations. Just as the aircraft left the left edge of the runway, its right main wheel rolled over and destroyed a runway light. Approximately ten yards past the runway light, the leading edge of the forward wing strut on the left wing impacted a lighted runway distance remaining sign, causing the strut to fail, and the left wing to drop. The aircraft came to stop just prior to a earthen berm. The propeller struck the ground where the aircraft stopped.
As the FAA filed it
ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 EDT, A PIPER PA-18-150, N91250 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE REGIONAL AIRPORT, BURLINGTON, NC. CURRENT WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATE WINDS FROM 140? AT 7 KNOTS, 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, AND A CLEAR SKY. WINDS FROM 140? WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 WOULD HAVE CONSTITUTED A CROSSWIND VECTOR OF 100?, WHICH WOULD CREATE A SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPONENT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, WITH A SIDEWARD DRIFT, CLOSE TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ARCING TO THE LEFT. TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY ALSO INDICATE THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, ITS RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ROLLED OVER AND DESTROYED A RUNWAY LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY TEN YARDS PAST THE RUNWAY LIGHT, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FORWARD WING STRUT ON THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A LIGHTED RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN, CAUSING THE STRUT TO FAIL, AND THE LEFT WING TO DROP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP JUST PRIOR TO A EARTHEN BERM. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED.
NTSB investigation
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