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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mayaguez, PR · March 1, 2014

Date
March 1, 2014 · 13:50 local
Place
Mayaguez, PR
Airport
Eugenio Maria De Hostos
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N929SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA140
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
339 total76 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 1, 2014 at approximately 1350 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), was approaching runway 27 for landing. After a three point landing the aircraft bounces twice and the pilot lost control veered abruptly to the right and ran off the runway ending up in the grass. The aircraft was substantially damage. The PIC suffered minor injuries to the forehead above the right eye. The pilot alleges that cross wind condition from the left, lift up the left wing and he lost the control of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 1, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 EDT, A PIPER PA-18-150 (N929SC), WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 27 FOR LANDING. AFTER A THREE POINT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCES TWICE AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL VEERED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ENDING UP IN THE GRASS.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE.THE PIC SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. THE PILOT ALLEGES THAT CROSS WIND CONDITION FROM THE LEFT, LIFT UP THE LEFT WING AND HE LOST THE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N929SC · 1

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