# Incident 20120621011359I: Piper PA-18-150, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 21, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2012, 09:55 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: North Myrtle Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8220° N, 78.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8220&lon=-78.7030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8048D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8048D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 165 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120621011359I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N8048D TRIED TO RELEASE THE BANNER BY PULLING THE RELEASE LEVER. THE BANNER WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING WITH THE BANNER STILL ATTACHED. THE BANNER PULLED THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND A SEVERE PROPELLER STRIKE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BANNER WERE REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD ZERO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8048D (4)

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

- [Accident 20120715014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715014429A), Jul 15, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N8048D), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2012 at 09:10AM local, N8048D a Piper PA-18-150 made an emergency landing at Myrtle beach airport (cre), landing 100 feet south west of runway 23…
- [Incident 20050812021239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050812021239I), Aug 12, 2005: Piper PA18150 (N8048D), Surfside Beach, SC, Minor damage. (-23) A banner tow aircraft operated by sky signs, LLC reported a loss of oil pressure during flight and the pilot executed an emergency landing on a golf…
- [Accident 19950702015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702015989A), Jul 2, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N8048D), Conway, SC, Substantial damage. Practice banner pickup. Heard pop. Lost elevator control. Nose dived. Level just before hitting a ditch. No defects
- [Incident 19810915059839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915059839I), Sep 15, 1981: Piper PA18135 (N8048D), Jefferson City, MO, Minor damage. Battery power low. Hand cranked engine, no person in cockpit. Wing tie slipped. Aircraft turned and struck a C172.

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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