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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Jenks, OK · July 15, 2012

Date: July 15, 2012 · 13:45 local
Place: Jenks, OK
Airport: Private Grass
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83604
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA454
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 970 total940 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

N83604Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7709097 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Appears aircraft was involved in an accident, which was not reported by the operator crashed at 1345 hours CDT on Sunday, July 15, 2012. The pilot reported: he was landing on a Private Grass runway with a 180 heading. The length was about 1000'. The winds were out of the south, during the approach he noted the stall horn was going off and that it was very bumpy. He noted once he got below the trees, the aircraft floated in ground effect. At this point he could not abort the landing. He landed long and once he got the aircraft on the ground he noted the breaking was not adequate due to the dry Grass and hard ground. He attempted to ground loop the aircraft but only managed to skid the aircraft to the right. The right wing struck a tree causing substantial damage in his estimation. During this event he indicated he pulled the mixture and master. The ELT did not go off. There were no injuries. In addition to the right wing the left wing has damage to the covering.

As the FAA filed it

APPEARS AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE OPERATOR CRASHED AT 1345 HOURS CDT ON SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2012. THE PILOT REPORTED: HE WAS LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY WITH A 180 HEADING. THE LENGTH WAS ABOUT 1000'. THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH, DURING THE APPROACH HE NOTED THE STALL HORN WAS GOING OFF AND THAT IT WAS VERY BUMPY. HE NOTED ONCE HE GOT BELOW THE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT. AT THIS POINT HE COULD NOT ABORT THE LANDING. HE LANDED LONG AND ONCE HE GOT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND HE NOTED THE BREAKING WAS NOT ADEQUATE DUE TO THE DRY GRASS AND HARD GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT ONLY MANAGED TO SKID THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN HIS ESTIMATION. DURING THIS EVENT HE INDICATED HE PULLED THE MIXTURE AND MASTER. THE ELT DID NOT GO OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHT WING THE LEFT WING HAS DAMAGE TO THE COVERING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12CA454Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJenks, OKThe pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with obstructions.Jul 15, 2012 · Substantial damage