# Accident 20120429006809A: Piper PA-18-150, Burlington, NC, April 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0425° N, 79.4717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0425&lon=-79.4717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (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-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 32 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429006809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA310), Apr 29, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N91250), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N91250 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890129025049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129025049I), Jan 29, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N91250), Lewiston, ID, Minor damage. Stated downdraft on a short final caused aircraft to bounce twice and wing tip hit runway.
- [Incident 19880723047999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723047999I), Jul 23, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N91250), Lewiston, ID. Pilot lost directional control when he flared too high. Bounced and went off runway.

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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