20161118023459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pitcairn PA-18 · Philadelphia, PA · November 18, 2016

Date
November 18, 2016 · 17:35 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12680
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA092
Reported as
Pitcairn PA-18
Reported engine
KINNER R5 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total3 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

When landing on runway 33, just at touchdown, the pilot lost control, causing the prop and rotor blades to strike the ground.

The right landing gear partially collapsed. Both right and left wings also sustained damage.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 33, JUST AT TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, CAUSING THE PROP AND ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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