# Incident 20140420004169I: Piper PA-18-135, Northampton, MA, April 20, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2014, 09:00 local time
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Northampton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3280° N, 72.6112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHAMPTON (7B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3280&lon=-72.6112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1184C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1184C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (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-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 68 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140420004169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXECUTED THREE POINT LANDING AFTER STABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 WITH WINDS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS ESTIMATED. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SWERVE TO THE LEFT WITH THE NOSE SWINGING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A WOODED AREA. THE RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK SMALL TREES AND LARGE BUSHES CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLED 180 DEGREE TURN RESULTING IN THE LEFT HAND WING STRIKING THE TREES. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF  SEVERAL AIRCRAFT FABRIC PUNCTURES UNDERNEATH  THE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND WINGS, VARIOUS DENTS THROUGHOUT THE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND WING  LEADING EDGES, LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND WING TIP DAMAGE, AND DAMAGE TO THE  LEFT HAND WING LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ALSO STATED THAT THE PROPELLER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AT IDLE POWER SETTING.

## Other reports on N1184C (2)

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

- [Incident 19861102066949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102066949I), Nov 2, 1986: Piper PA18135 (N1184C), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. Snow caused aircraft to flip over as pilot attempted to land on gravel bar. Pilot counseled on use of skis.
- [Accident 19830618026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618026479A), Jun 18, 1983: Piper PA18135 (N1184C), Squaw Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Made a bad landing. Lost control. Intentionally ground looped to avoid a 5 foot drop off on edge of runway.

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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