# Accident 20140301004819A: Piper PA-18-150, Mayaguez, PR, March 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2014, 13:50 local time
- Place: Mayaguez, PR
- Airport: Eugenio Maria De Hostos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2556° N, 67.1483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2556&lon=-67.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 76 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140301004819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA140), Mar 1, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N929SC), Mayaguez, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N929SC (1)

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

- [Accident 20111015025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015025769A), Oct 15, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. On October 15, 2011 at approximately 1915 EDT, a Piper PA-18-150 (N929SC), serial# 18-7909002, was practicing touch and go's at kded. The aircraft was piloted…

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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