# Accident 20120715017369A: Piper PA-18-150, Jenks, OK, July 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2012, 13:45 local time
- Place: Jenks, OK
- Airport: Private Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0039° N, 95.9675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0039&lon=-95.9675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83604, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83604) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 940 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA454) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120715017369A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA454), Jul 15, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N83604), Jenks, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with obstructions.

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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